GENUS CRICETUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Cricetus mean? 

• GENUS CRICETUS (noun)
  The noun GENUS CRICETUS has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters

  Familiarity information: GENUS CRICETUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS CRICETUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Type genus of the Cricetidae: Old World hamsters

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Cricetus; genus Cricetus

Hypernyms ("genus Cricetus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Cricetus"):

hamster (short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches)

Holonyms ("genus Cricetus" is a member of...):

Cricetidae; family Cricetidae (mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters)