ground squirrel

ground squir·rel

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ground skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l]
- /graʊnd ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl/
- /ɡraʊnd ˈskwɪr.əl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ground skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l]
- /graʊnd ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl/

Definitions of ground squirrel words

noun ground squirrel any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. circ;circ; 1
countable noun ground squirrel A ground squirrel is a rodent such as a chipmunk or a gopher. 0
noun ground squirrel any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Citellus and related genera, resembling chipmunks and occurring in North America, E Europe, and Asia 0
noun ground squirrel any of various small, burrowing squirrels (esp. genus Spermophilus) 0
noun ground squirrel Used other than as an idiom: see ground,‎ squirrel. 0
noun ground squirrel Any of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like borrowing rodents of the tribe Marmotini (i.e., excluding the smaller chipmunks and the larger marmots and prairie dogs). 0

before 1680

One of the 48% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1680-90

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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