MESOCRICETUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Mesocricetus mean? • MESOCRICETUS (noun)
The noun MESOCRICETUS has 1 sense:
1. golden hamsters
Familiarity information: MESOCRICETUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MESOCRICETUS (noun)
Meaning:
Golden hamsters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Mesocricetus; Mesocricetus
Hypernyms ("Mesocricetus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Mesocricetus"):
golden hamster; Mesocricetus auratus; Syrian hamster (small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet)
Holonyms ("Mesocricetus" is a member of...):
Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)
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