Cricetidae (Noun)
Meaning
Mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The family Cricetidae includes many species of rodents that are native to North and South America.
- Cricetidae are primarily herbivores, feeding on seeds, fruits, and vegetation.
- The Cricetidae family is most commonly associated with small rodents such as deer mice and harvest mice.
- Research on Cricetidae has shed light on the evolutionary relationships between different species of New World rodents.
- The Cricetidae family also includes the popular pet hamsters, which are descendants of wild hamsters native to Europe and Asia.