■ 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.
■ 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.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004