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ground squirrel
–noun
| any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias.circ;circ; |
[Origin: 1680–90, Americanism
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| ground squirrel
n. Any of several burrowing or terrestrial squirrels of the genus Citellus or Spermophilus, including many species that hibernate during the winter. |
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| ground squirrel | |
noun | |
| 1. | small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: eastern chipmunk] |
| 2. | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops |
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