ground squirrel

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
Also called: gopher any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Citellus and related genera, resembling chipmunks and occurring in North America, E Europe, and Asia

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