This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
cricetid
[ krahy-see-tid, -set-id, kri- ]
/ kraɪˈsi tɪd, -ˈsɛt ɪd, krɪ- /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
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.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
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
cribration, cribriform, cribrum, crib-wall, cribwork, cricetid, Crichton, crick, cricket, cricket frog, cricket table
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021