chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk 
: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped North American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family
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He was so taken with this unique quartet of boys that the inspiration for the movie was born to shoot with them on their farm, with all the pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, goats and chipmunks along for the ride.
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: The book geared toward children ages 7 to 10 chronicles the adventures of Veto and his brother Bill, two cats whose quiet life on a farm was upended when they were moved to the governor's mansion to chase away chipmunks.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Kayce Bell, assistant curator of mammalogy at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, studies parasites in chipmunks, including intestinal parasites called pinworms.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
That burden typically clocks in at fewer than five pinworms per chipmunk, which isn’t enough to do any serious damage to the hosts.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2024
Zoom in: The book geared toward children ages 7 to 10 chronicles the adventures of Veto and his brother Bill, two cats whose quiet life on a farm was upended when they were moved to the governor's mansion to chase away chipmunks.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
Kayce Bell, assistant curator of mammalogy at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, studies parasites in chipmunks, including intestinal parasites called pinworms.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
That burden typically clocks in at fewer than five pinworms per chipmunk, which isn’t enough to do any serious damage to the hosts.
—Kate Golembiewski, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2024
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chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk
: any of numerous small striped animals of North America and Asia related to the squirrels
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