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English
Image:Hamster_057eue.jpg|thumb|right|thumb|a dwarf hamster

Etymology
German Hamster

Pronunciation
IPA|/'hæmst�ɽ/

Noun
en-noun

1. A small, short-tailed European rodent, Cricetus frumentarius, often kept as a pet. It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations.

#: It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is he going to store it?

1. context|zoology Any of various Old-world rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

Translations

Slovak: škre�ok
Slovene: hr�ek m
Spanish: hámster m
Swedish: hamster
Turkish: hamster, cırlak sıçan
Ukrainian: �ом'�к (hom'jak) m
Upper Sorbian: žurk
Welsh: bochdew

See also
gerbil
guinea pig
mouse
rat

Category:Mammals

Dutch

Noun
nl-noun|hamsters|hamstertje m

1. #English|hamster

Verb
present simple and imperative form of the derived verb hamsteren

1. defn|Dutch

Category:nl:Mammals

French

Pronunciation
SAMPA|/amstER/ (h aspiré)

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. hamster

Category:Rodents
Category:fr:Mammals

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-irreg-c|2hamstern|3hamstrar
hamster c

1. a #English|hamster

Category:sv:Mammals

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