genus Tamias

genus Tamias
noun
chipmunks of eastern North America
Syn: ↑Tamias
Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae

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  • Tamias striatus — Chipmunk Chip munk , n. [Indian name.] (Zo[ o]l.) A squirrel like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States is the {Tamias… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Tamias — Ta mi*as, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a distributer.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Chipmunk — For other uses, see Chipmunk (disambiguation). Chipmunks Temporal range: Early Miocene to Recent Least chipmunk Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

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