rock squirrel
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noun
a large, gray ground squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus, inhabiting rocky areas of the southwestern U.S.
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Origin of rock squirrel
First recorded in 1850–55
Words nearby rock squirrel
rock-shelter, rocks in one's head, have, rock snake, rock spray, Rock Springs, rock squirrel, rock star, rock steady, rock the boat, rock thrush, rock tripe
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