The difference between Guinea pig and Hamster

When used as nouns, guinea pig means a tailless rodent of the the family caviidae and the genus cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster, whereas hamster means especially, the golden hamster, mesocricetus auratus, and the s of genus phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.


Hamster is also verb with the meaning: to secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

check bellow for the other definitions of Guinea pig and Hamster

  1. Guinea pig as a noun:

    A tailless rodent of the the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: cavy q1=formal name"

  2. Guinea pig as a noun:

    A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.

  3. Guinea pig as a noun (figuratively):

    A living experimental subject.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: lab rat"

    "He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company."

  4. Guinea pig as a noun (dated, slang):

    A professional company director, without time or real qualifications for the duties.

  5. Guinea pig as a noun (obsolete):

  1. Hamster as a noun:

    Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae. especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the s of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pets and used in scientific research.

    Examples:

    "It is the cutest sight to see a hamster stuff his puffy cheeks with food; where is it going to store it?"

  2. Hamster as a noun:

    Other rodents of similar appearance, such as the maned hamster or crested hamster, , mouse-like hamsters of genus , and the white-tailed rat ().

  1. Hamster as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To secrete or store privately, as a hamster does with food in its cheek pouches.

    Examples:

    "synonyms stash"

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