hamster
noun
ham·ster
ˈham(p)-stər 
: any of a subfamily (Cricetinae) of small Old World rodents having very large cheek pouches
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Besides dogs and cats, animals allowed inside are birds, ferrets, gerbils, guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats and rabbits under 10 pounds.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The sheer numbers are enormous: Americans treasure almost 90 million dogs and 74 million cats, along with fish, reptiles, birds, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits and poultry.
—Staff Report, USA Today, 6 May 2025
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After the hearing, the family of Goncalves, one of the victims, criticized the slow pace of the proceedings.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Fast evaluation Bech fills an immediate need for the Raiders and continues the effort to reinvigorate an offense that’s been stuck on a hamster wheel of mediocrity for the last few years.
—Tashan Reed, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 28 May 2025
The sheer numbers are enormous: Americans treasure almost 90 million dogs and 74 million cats, along with fish, reptiles, birds, hamsters, gerbils, rabbits and poultry.
—Staff Report, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Related article ‘This case is turning into a hamster wheel’: Family of slain University of Idaho student frustrated at pace of murder trial
After the hearing, the family of Goncalves, one of the victims, criticized the slow pace of the proceedings.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
Fast evaluation Bech fills an immediate need for the Raiders and continues the effort to reinvigorate an offense that’s been stuck on a hamster wheel of mediocrity for the last few years.
—Tashan Reed, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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hamster
noun
ham·ster
ˈham(p)-stər
: any of various small Old World rodents with a short tail and large cheek pouches
Medical Definition
hamster
noun
ham·ster
ˈham(p)-stər
: any of numerous Old World rodents (Cricetus or a related genus) having very large cheek pouches and including several used as laboratory animals
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