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hamster

noun
🔊/ˈhæmstə(r)/
🔊/ˈhæmstər/
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  1. an animal like a large mouse, with large cheeks (= sides of the face) for storing food. Hamsters are often kept as pets.仓鼠（有颊囊可存放食物，常作宠物）Topics Animalsb1
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from German, from Old High German hamustro ‘corn weevil’.