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flickertail

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flick⋅er⋅tail

  [flik-er-teyl]
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–noun
Richardson ground squirrel.
Origin:
1885–90, Americanism; flicker 1 + tail 1

Richardson ground squirrel

 
–noun
a ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni, of sagebrush and grassland areas of the northwestern U.S. and adjacent regions in Canada.
Also called flickertail.

Origin:
1935–40; named after Sir John Richardson (1787–1865), Scottish naturalist
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flick·er·tail   (flĭk'ər-tāl')   
n.  See Richardson's ground squirrel.
Rich·ard·son's ground squirrel   (rĭch'ərd-sənz)   
n.  A ground squirrel (Citellus richardsoni) of the northwest United States and Canada. Also called flickertail.

[After Sir John Richardson (1787-1865), Scottish naturalist.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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