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golden hamster

noun

Definition of golden hamster

: a small tawny hamster (Mesocricetus auratus) native chiefly to Syria and often kept as a pet or used as a laboratory animal

— called also Syrian hamster

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Illustration of golden hamster

First Known Use of golden hamster

1939, in the meaning defined above

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