striped squirrel

American  

noun

1. any squirrel with stripes on its back, as a chipmunk.

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Etymology

Origin of striped squirrel

First recorded in 1785–95

Example Sentences

The copper-head snake is found at the Yellow River; also the thirteen striped squirrel.

From Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers by Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe

The former genus includes the Eastern striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied Western species.

From The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H by Project Gutenberg

Whoever takes the pains to dig into the earth, where the striped squirrel has made his nest, will find something that will amply repay him for his trouble.

From Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match by Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing)

This last retreat, however, was not often sought, as the striped squirrel is not fond of trees.

From Frank and Fanny by Moore, Bloomfield H., Mrs. (Clara Jessup)

Kellaart calls this the Newara Elia ground-squirrel, and Jerdon the Neilgherry striped squirrel, but, as it is not peculiar to either one or the other place, I think it better to adopt another popular name.

From Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Sterndale, Robert Armitage