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Uncommonhamster
The correct spelling is hamster.
How to pronounce hamster
/ˈhæm(p)stɚ/
nounIPA: /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.Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
- 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.To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.
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