Cricetid Definition

krī-sētĭd, -sĕtĭd
noun
Any of a family (Cricetidae) of rodents, including hamsters and New World rats and mice.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cricetid

Noun

Singular:
cricetid
Plural:
cricetids

Origin of Cricetid

  • From New Latin Cricetidae family name from Cricetus hamster genus from Medieval Latin cricetus hamster perhaps from Old Czech křeček diminutive of křeč of imitative origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCRCRI

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DIDTID

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