noun Download 🔗Share Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. Examples : "My little sister loves to watch her hamster run on its wheel. " animal biology organism nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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). Examples : "My little brother loves to watch his hamster run around its cage. " animal organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches. Examples : "My brother hamstered away all the extra snacks, carefully storing them in his drawer. " animal action food biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading