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Noun: Mesocricetus auratus
  1. Small light-coloured hamster often kept as a pet
    "The children enjoyed watching their Mesocricetus auratus run on its wheel";
    - golden hamster, Syrian hamster

Type of: hamster

Part of: genus Mesocricetus, Mesocricetus

Encyclopedia: Mesocricetus auratus