A subfamily in the family MURIDAE, comprising the hamsters. Four of the more common genera are Cricetus, CRICETULUS; MESOCRICETUS; and PHODOPUS.
Synonyms: Cricetus, Cricetinae, txid10033, Hamsters, txid10026, Hamster
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2006 (1963) ,2006; for CRICETUS see HAMSTERS 1966-1981 ,check tag: NIM no qualifiers for HAMSTERS or any CRICETINAE
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D006224
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