Cricetid

/kraɪˈsiːtɪd/ noun

Definition

A member of the family Cricetidae, which includes hamsters, voles, lemmings, and mice; a rodent from this family.

Etymology

From Cricetidae (the scientific family name) + '-id' (member of). The family name comes from the genus 'Cricetus,' itself from Greek 'kriketos' meaning hamster.

Kelly Says

Cricetids are some of the most important rodents for science—laboratory mice and rats are cricetids, and they've contributed to more medical breakthroughs than almost any other animal!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
cricetid
kri-se-tid
ARالعربية
فصيلة الفئران
fas-ila al-f-i-ran
BNবাংলা
cricetid
kri-se-tid
CACatalà
cricetid
kri-se-tid
CSČeština
cricetid
kri-se-tid
DADansk
cricetid
kri-se-tid
DEDeutsch
Haselwesen
ha-se-lwes-en
ELΕλληνικά
cricetid
kri-se-tid
ESEspañol
cricetido
kri-se-ti-doh
FAفارسی
cricetid
kri-se-tid
FISuomi
cricetid
kri-se-tid
FRFrançais
cricetidé
kri-se-ti-deh
GUGU
cricetid
kri-se-tid
HAHA
cricetid
kri-se-tid
HEעברית
cricetid
kri-se-tid
HIहिन्दी
छोटे चूहे
chote choo-he
HUMagyar
cricetid
kri-se-tid
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluarga tikus
ke-lu-gar-gia ti-kus
IGIG
cricetid
kri-se-tid
ITItaliano
cricetide
kri-se-ti-deh
JA日本語
ネズミ科
ne-zumi-ka
KKKK
cricetid
kri-se-tid
KMKM
cricetid
kri-se-tid
KO한국어
쥐과
jwi-gwa
MRMR
cricetid
kri-se-tid
MSBahasa Melayu
cricetid
kri-se-tid
MYမြန်မာ
cricetid
kri-se-tid
NLNederlands
cricetide
kri-se-ti-deh
NONorsk
cricetid
kri-se-tid
PAPA
cricetid
kri-se-tid
PLPolski
rodzina myszokształtnych
ro-dzi-na my-zo-sk-o-t-sch-ne-n
PTPortuguês
cricetido
kri-se-ti-doh
RORomână
cricetid
kri-se-tid
RUРусский
крысовид
kry-so-vid
SVSvenska
cricetid
kri-se-tid
SWKiswahili
cricetid
kri-se-tid
TAதமிழ்
cricetid
kri-se-tid
TEతెలుగు
cricetid
kri-se-tid
THไทย
สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนม
sat-leoeng-look duay nom
TLTL
cricetid
kri-se-tid
TRTürkçe
fare familyası
fa-re fa-mi-li-ası
UKУкраїнська
крицетид
kri-tse-tid
URاردو
cricetid
kri-se-tid
VITiếng Việt
loài chuột
lo-ai chuot
YOYO
cricetid
kri-se-tid
ZH中文
仓鼠科
cāngshǔ kē
ZUZU
cricetid
kri-se-tid

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