hamster
(noun) short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches
Source: WordNet® 3.1
hamster (plural hamsters)
Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the dwarf hamsters of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, Lophiomys imhausi, mouse-like hamsters of genus Calomyscus, and the white-tailed rat (Mystromys albicaudatus).
• (golden hamster): Syrian hamster
hamster (third-person singular simple present hamsters, present participle hamstering, simple past and past participle hamstered)
(ambitransitive) To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
Synonym: stash
• Amherst, harmest
Source: Wiktionary
Ham"ster, n. Etym: [G. hamster.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
