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EASTERN CHIPMUNK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does eastern chipmunk mean?
• EASTERN CHIPMUNK (noun)
The noun EASTERN CHIPMUNK has 1 sense:
1. small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
Familiarity information: EASTERN CHIPMUNK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
eastern chipmunk; ground squirrel; hackee; striped squirrel; Tamias striatus
Hypernyms ("eastern chipmunk" is a kind of...):
squirrel (a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail)
Holonyms ("eastern chipmunk" is a member of...):
genus Tamias; Tamias (chipmunks of eastern North America)
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