chipmunk Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body

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Chip"munk` noun
Etymology
Indian name.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus. Written also chipmonk, chipmuck, and chipmuk.

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