hamster
仓鼠,栗鼠,鼠类,栗子
Definitions
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- : any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
Where does the word hamster come from?
The name for those adorable, fluffy, little chipmunk-cheeked rodents known as hamsters hails from German. Hamster was borrowed directly from the German Hamster in the early 1600s.We consider hamsters as the hipsters of the rodent world. Just because we can. For the sheer fun of wordplay. Alas, the -ster suffix in hipster is unrelated to the letters -ster in hamster.Now that you know how hamsters got their name, why not find out how some of our other most beloved pets got theirs in the slideshow: “Where Do The Words For Our Pets Come From?”
Examples
Coronavirus research on hamsters also supports that the effect applies to the current pandemic.
He watched the pet hamster and took the girls to Disneyland.
Scientists gave hamsters more of the virus and they got more sick.
In July, researchers published a paper showing that viral dose was related to disease severity in hamsters exposed to the coronavirus.
Hamsters who were given a higher viral dose got more sick than hamsters given a lower dose.
After seeing this trick with blocks and toys, children saw it performed with a hamster.
His tiny hamster buddies drop by and they all wear tiny hats.
And in item 6c I get to list my dependents—three children, four dogs, six laying hens, two goldfish, and a hamster.
In Steve, she plays Mary Magdalene Horowitz, an excitable loser who spends her days confiding in her only friend—a pet hamster.
Kim Jong Un, a hamster in the snake pit of the regime, has just created a new adversary.
Its natural disposition and habits are nearly the same as those of the hamster and zisel.
This remarkable little animal threshing-machine is called the hamster.
And in the mere matter of the amount of grain handled, the work of the is not to be laughed at.