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Spermophile

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gophernounA small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
ground squirrelnounAny of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the tribe Marmotini (i.e., excluding the smaller chipmunks and the larger marmots and prairie dogs).

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ground squirrelnounAny of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the tribe Marmotini (i.e., excluding the smaller chipmunks and the larger marmots and prairie dogs).
gophernounA small burrowing rodent native to North and Central America, especially in the family Geomyidae (pocket gophers).
leopard-spermophilenoun(obsolete) Synonym of thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
arctic ground squirrelnounAny of various members of the genus Spermophilus that are native to the arctic, including (but not limited to) Spermophilus parryii and Spermophilus undulatus.
sciuridnoun(zoology) Any rodent of the Sciuridae: a squirrel (broad sense).
leopard ground squirrelnounSynonym of thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
squinneynounThe thirteen-lined ground squirrel.
tree ratnoun(derogatory) A squirrel.
pseudostomenoun(more generally) A false opening that resembles a stoma but without any true aperture.
squirrelnounAny of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
sciurinenounPertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
sand ratnounAny of the rodents in the genus Psammomys, related to gerbils.
marmotinenounAny ground squirrel of the tribe Marmotini
molenounAny of several small, burrowing, insectivorous mammals of the family Talpidae.
antelope squirrelnounAny of a group of sciurids of the genus Ammospermophilus, found in the desert and dry scrub areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
scuridnoun(zoology) Misspelling of sciurid. [(zoology) Any rodent of the Sciuridae: a squirrel (broad sense).]
prosciurinenounAny squirrel of the genus Prosciurillus
blind mole-ratnounA subfamily of mole-rats; Spalacinae.
susliknounAny of several large Eurasian squirrels, of the genera Citellus or Spermophilus.
mousenounAny small rodent of the genus Mus.

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