hamster
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- noun
- /ˈhæmstər/
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hámster
- And the weird thing about the hamster was we thought we bought a boy hamster.
- pet hamster
- hamster wheel
- Syrian hamster
And it smells like a hamster's cage, OK?
- And it smells like a hamster's cage, OK?
- Scientists at that lab froze rats and hamsters beyond the point of death.
- Number one, he threw my hamster at a wall and killed it.
- I don't think, well, can a hamster suffer heartbreak?
- We had Bunny rabbits and hamsters and ponies and it wasn't so bad.
- I saw a TikTok that had me thinking hamsters are weird and they're not a good pet.
Examples
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When I was younger, I enjoyed watching my hamster build tunnels out of the bedding.
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Both twins scrambled after the hamster as he headed for the entrance of the kiva.
Fiction book (1993) -
OK, yeah, One time my friend had a hamster and his name was Henry.
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How did my hamster die?
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What about a hamster could have caused this much stress?
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My, my hamster was our second grade class pet.
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When I was a little girl, - I had a pet hamster.
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Molly and Charly had bought Home Run, their pet hamster, a few weeks before.
Fiction book (1993) -
And not only that, but hamsters hibernate for about two months.
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My pet hamster loves to run on its wheel every night.
Synonyms
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A small animal like a mouse or rat that uses strong front teeth to chew
A small golden hamster often kept as a pet
A small light brown pet animal that people keep in a cage
A small, golden or light-colored pet hamster often kept alone
A group of hamsters that includes the golden hamster
A group of hamsters from Europe and Asia, including the European hamster
A large wild hamster that lives alone in holes in the ground in Europe and parts of Asia
A large wild hamster with brown fur and a white belly from eastern Europe and parts of Asia
Compounds
A large wild hamster with brown fur and a white belly from eastern Europe and parts of Asia
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Etymology
Hamster comes from the German verb hamstern, which means 'to hoard' or 'to store'. This is easy to remember because hamsters stuff food into their cheek pouches and save it for later, so the name fits the animal's habit.