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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More on Raccoons Rodents Many different types of rodents may be digging up your yard, including squirrels, chipmunks, and even rats.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Even its surroundings reflect her dual passions: giant public art pieces by Lisbon street art icon Bordalo II dot the campus, including a now-iconic chipmunk and dragonfly.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Squirrels race around adding to their larders, but the chipmunks are nowhere to be seen yet.
—Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
And Cass was doubtless right — Maggie had treed a chipmunk and wouldn’t stay even with that.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Even its surroundings reflect her dual passions: giant public art pieces by Lisbon street art icon Bordalo II dot the campus, including a now-iconic chipmunk and dragonfly.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
Squirrels race around adding to their larders, but the chipmunks are nowhere to be seen yet.
—Daryln Brewer Hoffstot Kristian Thacker, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
And Cass was doubtless right — Maggie had treed a chipmunk and wouldn’t stay even with that.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
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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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