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Squirrel vs Hamster - What's the difference?

squirrel | hamster |

As nouns the difference between squirrel and hamster

is that squirrel is any of the rodents of the family sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail while hamster is .

As a verb squirrel

is to store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use.

squirrel

English

(wikipedia squirrel)

Noun

(Sciuridae) (en noun)
  • Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
  • (Scientology, often, disparaging) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
  • One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.

    • Derived terms

    * gray squirrel * red squirrel

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use

    • Usage notes

    * In addition to the single-L forms (m) and (m) given above, the less-common double-L forms (m) and (m) are also attested in UK usage.

    Derived terms

    * *

    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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