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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;
ground squirrel
noun
- any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Citellus and related genera, resembling chipmunks and occurring in North America, E Europe, and Asia Also calledgopher
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ground squirrel1
An Americanism dating back to 1680–90
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Example Sentences
The ground squirrel, or chipmunk, digs holes in the ground, where he hides his winter's store of grain and nuts.
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A new subspecies of ground squirrel (Spermophilus spilosoma) from Tamaulipas,Mexico.
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A ground squirrel jumped to the end of a rotting log some yards away but at sight of him shrieked and darted in again.
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The ground squirrel and kangaroo rat were found by us on only the sandy areas where there were xerophitic shrubs.
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A ground squirrel shook the laurel-bush at her side, so that its buds brushed her shoulder.
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