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

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)

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

Once a little striped squirrel glided past him, and mounted a high tree.

From Wreaths of Friendship A Gift for the Young by Woodworth, Francis C. (Francis Channing)

A pretty striped squirrel was running up and down a tree at a little distance, whisking his bushy tail, and watching them with his large, bright eyes.

From Arthur Hamilton, and His Dog by Anonymous

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