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Murid vs Hamster - What's the difference?

murid | hamster |

As nouns the difference between murid and hamster

is that murid is any member of the muroidea superfamily of rodents while hamster is any of various old-world rodent species belonging to the subfamily cricetinae.

murid

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • any member of the Muroidea superfamily of rodents
  • 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

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    Anagrams

    * (l)

    References

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