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Hamster vs Vole - What's the difference?

hamster | vole |

As a noun hamster

is .

As a verb vole is

to want.

hamster

English

Alternative forms

* hampster

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.
  • # especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus'', and the s of genus ''Phodopus , often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.
    • It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?
  • Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the (maned hamster) or (crested hamster), ).

    • Synonyms

    * (golden hamster) (Syrian hamster)

    See also

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)

    External links

    * (wikipedia) * (projectlink) *

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

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    vole

    English

    (wikipedia vole)

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of a large number of species of small rodents of the family Cricetidae.
    • Derived terms
    * volelike * water vole

    Etymology 2

    (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deal in a card game that draws all the tricks.
    • (Jonathan Swift)

    Verb

    (vol)
  • (card games) To win all the tricks by a vole.
    • (Alexander Pope)
    (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

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