Syrian hamster

noun

1. golden hamster.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Syrian hamster¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

In the lab, Syrian hamsters treated with one of his team’s antibodies and then infected with the coronavirus suffered less severe disease and recovered more quickly than infected hamsters that received no treatment.

From Washington Post

On her website, she describes Cow, a short-haired Syrian hamster, as curious and needing a large enclosure.

From Washington Post

The CDC said experimental studies using ferrets, golden Syrian hamsters, Egyptian fruit bats and cats showed these animals can transmit the coronavirus to other co-housed animals of the same species.

From Washington Times

De Lorme, K., Bell, M. R. & Sisk, C. L. The teenage brain: social reorientation and the adolescent brain—the role of gonadal hormones in the male Syrian hamster.

From Nature

These kinds of transmissible cancer are rare in nature — they've been found only in dogs, Syrian hamsters, and a few species of shellfish — and the devils' versions are particularly virulent.

From Washington Post