Hamster vs. Bat — What's the Difference?

Hamsters are rodents (order Rodentia) belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae, which contains 19 species classified in seven genera. They have become established as popular small pets.

Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera. With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight.

A small Eurasian rodent of the subfamily Cricetinae, especially Mesocricetus auratus, having large cheek pouches and a short tail and often kept as a pet or used in laboratory research.

An implement with a handle and a solid surface, typically of wood, used for hitting the ball in games such as cricket, baseball, and table tennis

Any of various Old-World rodent species belonging to the subfamily Cricetinae.

A mainly nocturnal mammal capable of sustained flight, with membranous wings that extend between the fingers and limbs.

Especially, the golden hamster, Mesocricetus auratus, and the dwarf hamsters of genus Phodopus, often kept as a pet or used in scientific research.

A woman regarded as unattractive or unpleasant

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

(of a sports team or player) take the role of hitting rather than throwing the ball

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

Hit at (someone or something) with the flat of one's hand

A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept as a pets.

Flutter (one's eyelashes or eyelids), typically in a flirtatious manner

Short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

A stout wooden stick; a cudgel.

A blow, such as one delivered with a stick.

(Baseball) A rounded, often wooden club, wider and heavier at the hitting end and tapering at the handle, used to strike the ball.

A club used in cricket, having a broad, flat-surfaced hitting end and a distinct, narrow handle.

The racket used in various games, such as table tennis or racquets.

Any of various nocturnal flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, having membranous wings that extend from the forelimbs to the hind limbs or tail and anatomical adaptations for echolocation, by which they navigate and hunt prey.

A binge; a spree.

To hit with or as if with a bat.

To cause (a run) to be scored while at bat

To have (a certain percentage) as a batting average.

(Informal) To discuss or consider at length

To use a bat.

To have a turn at bat.

(Slang) To wander about aimlessly.

To wink or flutter

Any of the flying mammals of the order Chiroptera, usually small and nocturnal, insectivorous or frugivorous.

(derogatory) An old woman.

A club made of wood or aluminium used for striking the ball in sports such as baseball, softball and cricket.

A turn at hitting the ball with a bat in a game.

(two-up) The piece of wood on which the spinner places the coins and then uses for throwing them.

(mining) Shale or bituminous shale.

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

A part of a brick with one whole end.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

A stroke of work.

(informal) Rate of motion; speed.

A spree; a jollification.

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

A rough walking stick.

(obsolete) A packsaddle.

(transitive) To hit with a bat or (figuratively) as if with a bat.

(intransitive) To take a turn at hitting a ball with a bat in sports like cricket, baseball and softball, as opposed to fielding.

(intransitive) To strike or swipe as though with a bat.

(transitive) To flutter

To wink.

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To flit quickly from place to place.

A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing baseball, cricket, etc.

In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.

A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables; batting.

A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.

Shale or bituminous shale.

A stroke; a sharp blow.

A stroke of work.

Rate of motion; speed.

A spree; a jollification.

Manner; rate; condition; state of health.

One of the Chiroptera, an order of flying mammals, in which the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small and insectivorous. See Chiroptera and Vampire.

To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.

To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993 (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at bat).

To bate or flutter, as a hawk.

To wink.

Nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

(baseball) a turn batting;

A small racket with a long handle used for playing squash

A bat used in playing cricket

A club used for hitting a ball in various games

Strike with, or as if with a baseball bat;

Wink briefly;

Have a turn at bat;

Use a bat;

Beat thoroughly in a competition or fight;