CRICETIDAE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word cricetidae. (close relations)
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| gerbils | nounn | |||||
noun • small Old World burrowing desert rodent with long soft pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping | ||||||
| hamsters | nounn | |||||
noun • short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches | ||||||
| jerboas | nounn | |||||
noun • mouselike jumping rodent | ||||||
| lemmings | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution | ||||||
| mice | nounn | |||||
noun • any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails • a swollen bruise caused by a blow to the eye • person who is quiet or timid • a hand-operated electronic device that controls the coordinates of a cursor on your computer screen as you move it around on a pad; on the bottom of the device is a ball that rolls on the surface of the pad verb • to go stealthily or furtively • manipulate the mouse of a computer | ||||||
| muskrats | nounn | |||||
noun • the brown fur of a muskrat • beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur | ||||||
| voles | nounn | |||||
noun • any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows | ||||||
| family cricetidae | ||||||
noun • mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters | ||||||
