Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of Muridæ, of the subfamily Cricetinæ, containing the hamsters proper, as C. vulgaris.
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- noun type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters
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Cricetus cricetus— 10 inches long and weighing a bit over a pound—is very different from its captive cousins.
A Little Victim's Plight Has the Wheel of Justice Spinning John W. Miller 2011
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There is a high diversity of rodents including ground squirrels (Citellus rufescens, C. erythrogenus), hamster (Cricetus cricetus), jerboa (Allactaga saltator), voles (Microtus oeconomus, Clethrionomys rutilus), and steppe lemming (Eremiomys lagurus).
Kazakh forest steppe 2007
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