spermophile

sperm·o·phile

S0630200 (spûr′mə-fīl′)n. The ground squirrel.

spermophile

(ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪl) n (Animals) any of various North American ground squirrels of the genera Citellus, Spermophilopsis, etc, regarded as pests in many regions[C19: from sperm(at)o- + -phile, on the model of New Latin spermophilus a seed-lover]

ground′ squir`rel

n. any of various striped or variegated, mostly burrowing rodents of the squirrel family, esp. of the genus Spermophilus (or Citellus), that are widespread in North America and Eurasia and often do much damage to crops. Also called gopher, spermophile. [1680–90]

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spermophile - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy cropsground squirrel, gophersquirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tailCitellus, genus Citellus, genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus - typical ground squirrelsantelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, Citellus leucurus, whitetail antelope squirrel - small ground squirrel of western United StatesCitellus lateralis, mantled ground squirrel - common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunkCitellus citellus, souslik, suslik - rather large central Eurasian ground squirrelCitellus richardsoni, flickertail, Richardson ground squirrel - of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and CanadaCitellus variegatus, rock squirrel - large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United StatesArctic ground squirrel, Citellus parryi, parka squirrel - large ground squirrel of the North American far north