genus cricetus

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   type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters

   SynonymsCricetus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofCricetidae

Questions about genus cricetus

What does genus cricetus mean?

genus cricetus means "type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters".

What is another word for genus cricetus?

Close synonyms include Cricetus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cricetus a common word?

genus cricetus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.