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Noun: hamster  ham-stu(r)
  1. Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
    "She kept a Syrian hamster as a pet"

Derived forms: hamsters

Type of: gnawer, rodent

Part of: Cricetus, genus Cricetus

Encyclopedia: Hamster