noun🔗ShareAny of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae."My little sister loves to watch her hamster run on its wheel. "animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOther 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)."My little brother loves to watch his hamster run around its cage. "animalorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches."My brother hamstered away all the extra snacks, carefully storing them in his drawer. "animalactionfoodbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading