cricetid
[ krahy-see-tid, -set-id, kri- ]
/ kraɪˈsi tɪd, -ˈsɛt ɪd, krɪ- /
noun Zoology.
any of a diverse group of scampering, digging, or jumping rodents of the family Cricetidae, including the gerbils, hamsters, field mice, deer mice, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and several wood and field rats.
Origin of cricetid
1955–60; < New Latin
Cricetidae, equivalent to
Cricet(us) a genus, including the common hamster (Medieval Latin: hamster, perhaps < Czech
křeček) +
-idae
-id2
Words nearby cricetid
cribrate,
cribration,
cribriform,
cribrum,
cribwork,
cricetid,
crichton,
crick,
crick, francis h. c.,
cricket,
cricket frog