chipmunk
noun
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.
chipmunks
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pluralof chipmunk.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Each day, I made the three-mile round trip to inspect the warblers, chipmunks and generally mysterious rustlings of the underbrush.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Karman and Bagdasarian stepped back in to voice all six chipmunks for the recent computer-animated series “ALVINNN!!! and the Chipmunks,” which had an eight-year run on Nickelodeon from 2015 to 2023.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
Vandegrift hopes to trap voles, woodchucks, chipmunks, and porcupines himself.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 29, 2024
These cozy, arboreal stays come with peace and quiet among the stirrings of chipmunks, deer and bald eagles.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 20, 2024
She heard none of the usual forest sounds—the chirps of birds and skittering of squirrels and chipmunks.
From "I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980" by Lauren Tarshis
