striped squirrel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of striped squirrel
First recorded in 1785–95
Example Sentences
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Ho!” said the Maltese cat, “there is a striped squirrel for my breakfast!” and the big cat tiptoed towards Mister Gabriel Chipmunk.
From Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin by Field, Ben
A striped squirrel flashed up the trunk of a tree to his hole.
From Days of the Discoverers by Choate, Florence
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
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
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