- ground squirrel
- any of several ground-dwelling members of the genus Spermophilus, found in many northern regions of the world, sometimes reservoirs of plague.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
ground squirrel
Look at other dictionaries:
Ground squirrel — Ground squirrels Temporal range: Early Oligocene to Recent California ground squirrel (Spermophilus beecheyi) in the man made rocky shoreline of the Berkeley Marina. The numerous crevices offer safety and shelter … Wikipedia
Ground squirrel — ground ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.] 1. The surface of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground squirrel — ground ,squirrel noun count a type of North American SQUIRREL that lives on and under the ground … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
ground squirrel — ► NOUN ▪ a burrowing squirrel of a large group including the chipmunks … English terms dictionary
ground squirrel — ground .squirrel n a ↑gopher … Dictionary of contemporary English
ground squirrel — ☆ ground squirrel n. any of various small, burrowing squirrels (esp. genus Spermophilus) … English World dictionary
ground squirrel — any of several terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family, as of the genus Citellus and chipmunks of the genus Tamias. [1680 90, Amer.] * * * Any of numerous relatively short legged, terrestrial rodents of the squirrel family (Sciuridae), found… … Universalium
ground squirrel — noun 1. small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches • Syn: ↑eastern chipmunk, ↑hackee, ↑striped squirrel, ↑Tamias striatus • Hypernyms: ↑squirrel • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ground squirrel — Chipmunk Chip munk , n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground squirrel — sibirinis azijinis burundukas statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Tamias sibiricus angl. ground squirrel; Siberian chipmunk vok. Backenhörnchen; Burunduk; edles Backenhörnchen; eurasisches Erdhörnchen;… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
ground squirrel — squirrel that lives in burrows under the ground (not in trees) … English contemporary dictionary
