- Citellus richardsoni
- nounof sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada• Syn: ↑flickertail, ↑Richardson ground squirrel• Hypernyms: ↑ground squirrel, ↑gopher, ↑spermophile
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Citellus richardsoni
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ground squirrel — noun 1. small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches • Syn: ↑eastern chipmunk, ↑hackee, ↑striped squirrel, ↑Tamias striatus • Hypernyms: ↑squirrel • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
spermophile — noun any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops • Syn: ↑ground squirrel, ↑gopher • Hypernyms: ↑squirrel • Hyponyms: ↑antelope squirrel, ↑whit … Useful english dictionary
flickertail — noun of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada • Syn: ↑Richardson ground squirrel, ↑Citellus richardsoni • Hypernyms: ↑ground squirrel, ↑gopher, ↑spermophile * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun … Useful english dictionary
Richardson ground squirrel — noun of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada • Syn: ↑flickertail, ↑Citellus richardsoni • Hypernyms: ↑ground squirrel, ↑gopher, ↑spermophile * * * a ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni, of sagebrush and grassland… … Useful english dictionary
Richardson'sground squirrel — Rich·ard·son s ground squirrel (rĭchʹərd sənz) n. A ground squirrel (Citellus richardsoni) of the northwest United States and Canada. Also called flickertail. [After Sir JohnRichardson (1787 1865), Scottish naturalist.] * * * … Universalium
Richardson ground squirrel — a ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni, of sagebrush and grassland areas of the northwestern U.S. and adjacent regions in Canada. Also called flickertail. [1935 40; named after Sir John Richardson (1787 1865), Scottish naturalist] * * * … Universalium
flickertail — noun A North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni. Syn: Richardson ground squirrel … Wiktionary
List of rodents — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… … Wikipedia
prairie squirrel — noun : any of various ground squirrels (as Citellus franklini, C. tridecemlineatus, and C. richardsoni) of the prairies of western No. America * * * prairie squirrel, any one of various burrowing rodents of western North America; gopher … Useful english dictionary
