mesocricetus auratus

1. 1.

   small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet

   Synonymsgolden hamsterSyrian hamster

   Broaderhamster

   Part ofMesocricetus

Questions about mesocricetus auratus

What does mesocricetus auratus mean?

mesocricetus auratus means "small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet".

What is another word for mesocricetus auratus?

Close synonyms include golden hamster, Syrian hamster. 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 mesocricetus auratus a common word?

mesocricetus auratus 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.