CHIPMUNK


Meaning of CHIPMUNK in English

■ noun a burrowing ground squirrel with cheek pouches and light and dark stripes running down the body, found in North America and northern Eurasia. [Genus Tamias : many species.]

Origin

C19: from Ojibwa.

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