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cricetid definition

cri·cetid (krī sēt′id, -set′-)

noun

any of a family (Cricetidae) of rodents, including the New World rats and mice and hamsters

Etymology: < ModL Cricetidae < Slav, as in Russ krisa, rat, Czech křeček, hamster

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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