SYRIAN HAMSTER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

Synonyms:

golden hamster; Mesocricetus auratus; Syrian hamster

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Syrian hamster" is a kind of...):

hamster (short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches)

Holonyms ("Syrian hamster" is a member of...):

genus Mesocricetus; Mesocricetus (golden hamsters)

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