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countable noun
A ground squirrel is a rodent such as a chipmunk or a gopher.
[US] Ground squirrels are normally active by day and sleep at night.
ground squirrel in British English
noun
any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Citellus and related genera, resembling chipmunks and occurring in North America, E Europe, and Asia
Also called: gopherground squirrel in American English
US
any of various small, burrowing squirrels (esp. genus Spermophilus)
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