Cricetus
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
