ground squirrel
noun
Definition of ground squirrel
: any of various burrowing North American and Eurasian rodents (especially genus Spermophilus) of the squirrel family that often live in colonies especially in open areas (such as grasslands) —called also spermophile
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First Known Use of ground squirrel
1688
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