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Definition of Golden hamster
1. Noun. Small light-colored hamster often kept as a pet.
Generic synonyms: Hamster
Group relationships: Genus Mesocricetus, Mesocricetus
Definition of Golden hamster
1. Noun. A small rodent, ''Mesocricetus auratus'', popular as a pet and used for scientific research. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Hamster
Literary usage of Golden hamster
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mammalian Models for Research on Aging by Bennett J. Cohen, Institute Of Laboratory Animal Resources, National Research Council Staff (1981)
"Reproductive senescence in the golden hamster. Anat. Rec. l50:405-4l2. ...
Uterine progesterone receptors in the aged golden hamster. J. Gerontol. ..."
2. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by National Research Council (2006)
"Effects of pinealectomy on the ultrastructure of the golden hamster parathyroid
gland. ... Effects of melatonin on the ultrastructure of the golden hamster ..."
3. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"Barros and Austin (3) reported that systemic injection of actinomycin D inhibited
ovulation in the golden hamster, a spontaneously ovulating species. ..."
4. Smokeless Tobacco Or Health: An International Perspective by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... D., Rivenson, A., Adams, JD Effects of route of administration and dose on
the carcinogenicity of N-nitrosodiethanolamine in the Syrian golden hamster. ..."
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