Family 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 consists of over 600 species, making it one of the largest rodent families in the world.
- The New World mice, a subset of the family Cricetidae, can be found throughout the Americas, from Canada to Argentina.
- Many members of the family Cricetidae are kept as pets, such as hamsters and gerbils.
- Some species within the family Cricetidae are important ecological engineers, playing a crucial role in seed dispersal and nutrient cycling.
- The family Cricetidae has a wide range of adaptations, from the desert-dwelling kangaroo rats to the aquatic muskrats.