释义 |
ground squirrel nounA burrowing squirrel that is typically highly social, found chiefly in North America and northern Eurasia, where it usually hibernates in winter. Also called gopher1 in North America.- Spermophilus and other genera, family Sciuridae: many species, including the sousliks and chipmunks.
Dimples and scratches in the sand also reveal the presence of numerous small mammals, including kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, pocket mice, and wood rats....- There are three basic body forms in squirrels: tree squirrels, ground squirrels and flying squirrels.
- Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use.
|