Cricetus
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, possibly formed from Czech křeček (“hamster”). Compare Russian крыса (krysa, “rat”).
Proper noun
[edit]Cricetus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cricetidae – the hamsters.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Rodentia – order; Myomorpha - suborder; Muroidea - superfamily; Cricetidae - family; Cricetinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Cricetus cricetus - type species; Cricetus nehringi - species
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Italian: criceto
Further reading
[edit]- Cricetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cricetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cricetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons