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chipmunk
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chip·munk  (chpmngk)
n.
Any of several small striped terrestrial squirrels of the genera Tamias and Eutamias, especially T. striatus of eastern North America.

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

chipmunk [ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[of Algonquian origin; compare Ojibwa atchitamon squirrel, literally: headfirst, referring to its method of descent from trees]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.chipmunkchipmunk - a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
Eutamias, genus Eutamias - chipmunks of western America and Asia
Translations
chipmunk [ˈtʃɪpmʌŋk] Nardilla f listada

chipmunk [ˈtʃɪpmʌŋk] n (= animal) → tamia m
chip pan n (British)friteuse f

chipmunk

chipmunk [ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk] ntamia m striato
chipmunk [ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk] ntamia m striato

chipmunk
n chipmunk [tʃipmaŋk]
a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back. eekhorinkie سِنْجاب أمريكي вид катерица deňka (hlodavec) nordamerikansk jordegern das Streifenhörnchen είδος σκίουρου ardilla listada vöötorav سمورچه maaorava tamia סְנָאי एक तरह की अमेरिकी गिलहरी čipmank amerikai mókus bajing jarðíkorni tamia しまりす 다람쥐 burundukas burunduks tupai Noordamerikaans gestreept eekhoorntje jordekorn wiewiórka ziemna esquilo veveriţă бурундук veverica (druh žijúci v Severnej Amerike) vrsta veverice prugasta veverica jordekorre กระรอก alacalı sincap 金花鼠,花栗鼠(北美洲背有黑白條紋的小松鼠) бурундук امریکی گلہری sóc chuột , ()


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