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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
Sense 1
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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