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TAMIAS STRIATUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Tamias striatus mean?
• TAMIAS STRIATUS (noun)
The noun TAMIAS STRIATUS has 1 sense:
1. small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
Familiarity information: TAMIAS STRIATUS 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 ("Tamias striatus" is a kind of...):
squirrel (a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail)
Holonyms ("Tamias striatus" is a member of...):
genus Tamias; Tamias (chipmunks of eastern North America)
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