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GOLDEN HAMSTER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does golden hamster mean?

• GOLDEN HAMSTER (noun)
The noun GOLDEN HAMSTER has 1 sense:

1. small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

Familiarity information: GOLDEN HAMSTER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GOLDEN HAMSTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

golden hamster; Mesocricetus auratus; Syrian hamster

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

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

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

genus Mesocricetus; Mesocricetus (golden hamsters)

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