chipmunk

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C0306500 (chĭp′mŭngk′)n. Any of several small striped rodents of the genus Tamias, chiefly of North America.

[Alteration of obsolete chitmunk, perhaps from Ojibwa ajidamoonʔ, red squirrel.]

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(ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk) n (Animals) any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genera Tamias of E North America and Eutamias of W North America and Asia, typically having black-striped yellowish fur and cheek pouches for storing food[C19: of Algonquian origin; compare Ojibwa atchitamon squirrel, literally: headfirst, referring to its method of descent from trees]

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(ˈtʃɪp mʌŋk)

n. any small, striped North American and Asian ground squirrel of the genera Tamias and Eutamias. [1825–35, Amer.; variant of chitmunk, appar. < Ojibwa ačitamo·nˀ red squirrel]

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chipmunk - a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the bodysquirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tailEutamias, genus Eutamias - chipmunks of western America and Asia

Translations

花栗鼠金花鼠

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(tʃipmaŋk) noun a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back. 花栗鼠，金花鼠（北美洲所产条纹小松鼠）

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rodent of the family Sciuridae (squirrelsquirrel,
name for small or medium-sized rodents of the family Sciuridae, found throughout the world except in Australia, Madagascar, and the polar regions; it is applied especially to the tree-living species.
..... Click the link for more information. family). The chipmunk of the E United States and SE Canada is of the genus Tamias. The body of the common Eastern chipmunk, Tamias striatus, is about 5 to 6 in. (13–15 cm) long; the upper parts are reddish brown or grayish brown with a median black stripe and two black stripes separated by a whitish band along each side. The tail, 4 to 5 in. (10–13 cm) long, is hairy and flattened. Food is transported in the expansible cheek pouches. Chipmunks make underground burrows, often with concealed entrances beneath stone walls or trees. Although chipmunks are usually found near the ground, they are excellent climbers. In its northern range the chipmunk goes underground about the end of October but sleeps deeply only during the coldest period. Food for the winter is stored in the burrow. Chipmunks eat nuts, seeds, berries, and insects. Although they are numerous, these animals are not serious threats to crops. The typical life span is 5 years. The chipmunks of W North America belong, like those of E Asia, to the genus Eutamias. Chipmunks are classified in the phylum ChordataChordata
, phylum of animals having a notochord, or dorsal stiffening rod, as the chief internal skeletal support at some stage of their development. Most chordates are vertebrates (animals with backbones), but the phylum also includes some small marine invertebrate animals.
..... Click the link for more information. , subphylum Vertebrata, class Mammalia, order Rodentia, family Sciuridae.

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[′chip‚məŋk] (vertebrate zoology) The common name for 18 species of rodents belonging to the tribe Marmotini in the family Sciuridae.

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noun a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia

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