/ Thesaurus / M Synonyms of mesocricetus auratus Find synonyms for: Noun1. golden hamster, Syrian hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, hamsterusage: small light-colored hamster often kept as a petWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language