spermophile

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But for the poor spermophile nothing I could do in the way of revival was of any avail.

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  1. noun The ground squirrel.

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  • But for the poor spermophile nothing I could do in the way of revival was of any avail. —  The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
  • Every boy and girl loves the little fairy, airy striped chipmunk, half squirrel, half spermophile. —  The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
  • Strange that no squirrel or spermophile I yet have found ever seemed to have anything like enough of Scotch religion to enjoy this grand old tune. —  Travels in Alaska
  • ( "Prehistoric Europe," p. 95.) (10) The northern animals include the following: Alpine hare, musk-sheep, glutton, reindeer, arctic fox, lemming, tailless hare, marmot, spermophile, ibex, snowy vole, chamois. —  The Prehistoric World; or, Vanished races
  • In the Middle West, especially in Indiana, the little spermophile, sometimes called the ground-squirrel, is common and not afraid to venture into the outskirts of a village. —  On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls
 

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  1. from New Latin Spermophilus.
 

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/ˈspərməfɪl/
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