ham.ster
n.(名词)A small Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especiallyMesocricetus auratus, having large cheek pouches and a short tail and often kept as a pet or used in laboratory research. 仓鼠:一种小型的仓鼠科亚科的欧亚啮齿类动物,尤指仓鼠 ,它有很大的颊囊,一条短尾巴,经常被养作宠物或用于实验研究
来源:German 德语 from Middle High German hamastra 源自 中古高地德语 hamastra perhaps from Old High German hamustro 可能源自 古高地德语 hamustro [of Slavic origin] [来源于斯拉夫语]