Cricetus
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, possibly formed from Czech křeček (“hamster”). Compare Russian крыса (krysa, “rat”).
Proper noun
editCricetus 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
editDescendants
edit- → Italian: criceto
Further reading
edit- Cricetus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cricetus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cricetus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons