Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of ground-squirrels, of the family Sciuridæ, connecting the Sciurinæ, or true arboreal squirrels, with the Spermophilinæ, or marmot-squirrels.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun chipmunks of eastern North America
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Examples
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"flying" squirrels (_tamias_ and _pteromys_), the number of species might be more than forty.
The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850
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