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Definition of rock squirrel
1 : a large ground squirrel (Citellus variegatus grammurus) of western North America having better developed tail and ears than the more strictly burrowing species
2 : any of several relatively large terrestrial squirrels (genus Sciurotamias or Rupestes) of the rocky uplands of east central Asia
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