genus Spermophilus

Thesaurus

Noun

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genus Spermophilus - typical ground squirrels Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilusmammal genus - a genus of mammalsfamily Sciuridae, Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophilesspermophile, ground squirrel, gopher - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops