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hamster

The correct spelling is hamster.

How to pronounce hamster

/ˈhæm(p)stɚ/
noun

IPA: /ˈhæm(p)stɚ/

Say it like: Ham-ste-r

The correct spelling is hamster. Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
  2. 2.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).

verb

  1. 1.To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

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