chipmunk
any of several small, striped, terrestrial squirrels of the genera Tamias, of North America, and Eutamia, of Asia and North America, especially T. striatus, of eastern North America.
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How to use chipmunk in a sentence
From the religious (‘The Holly and the Ivy’) to the secular (‘The chipmunk Song’), my top 20.
The British rapper, better known as chipmunk, posted a melancholy message a few weeks ago to his followers on Twitter.
The Asiatic chipmunk was first described, under the name Sciurus sibiricus, by Laxmann (1769:69).
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks | John A. WhiteSay (1823:45) described Sciurus quadrivittatus, the first species of chipmunk known from western North America.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks | John A. WhiteIlliger (1811:83) proposed Tamias as the generic name of the chipmunk of eastern North America.
Genera and Subgenera of Chipmunks | John A. White
The animals who wanted day all the time, and those who wanted day and night, also became quiet,—all except the chipmunk.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersEver since this council, and the little chipmunk called so long and loud for "light and night," we have had day and night.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
British Dictionary definitions for chipmunk
/ (ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk) /
any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genera Tamias of E North America and Eutamias of W North America and Asia, typically having black-striped yellowish fur and cheek pouches for storing food
Origin of chipmunk
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