golden hamster

English

a golden hamster

Noun

golden hamster (plural golden hamsters)

1. A small rodent of species Mesocricetus auratus, popular as a pet and used for scientific research.

Synonyms

• Syrian hamster

Translations

a small rodent, Mesocricetus auratus

• Dutch: goudhamster (nl)
• French: hamster doré (fr) m
• German: Goldhamster (de) m
• Hungarian: szíriai aranyhörcsög (hu), aranyhörcsög (hu)
• Russian: золоти́стый хомячо́к m (zolotístyj xomjačók)

Further reading

• golden hamster on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Mesocricetus auratus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mesocricetus auratus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons