criceto — meaning in English

English meaning

• hamster noun A small, short-tailed rodent with cheek pouches, often kept as a pet.

Senses

criceto is used for these senses in English:

• cricetid (zoology) Any member of the Cricetidae, a family of rodents.
• hamster In particular, a rodent of the species Mesocricetus auratus (the golden hamster) or of a species of the genera Cricetiscus and Phodopus (the dwarf hamsters), often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

hamster — full definition

1. noun A small, short-tailed rodent with cheek pouches, often kept as a pet.
2. verb (informal) To stash away or hoard something quietly, the way a hamster stores food in its cheeks.