Meaning of ground squirrel | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Any of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the tribe Marmotini (i.e., excluding the smaller chipmunks and the larger marmots and prairie dogs).
   countable, uncountable
2. Any of the other squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the subfamily Marmotinae.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Earely antelopes are seen, but wolves, rabbits, and sundry ground squirrels abound.”

“Many ground squirrels sit⟳ up and look⟳ like⟳ prairie dogs, but a ground squirrel can be recognized by its longer face⟳ and tall.”

“2003, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources, Integrated Pest Management for Walnuts, UCANR Publication 3270, page 23, In some areas, ground squirrels may present⟳ a potential health problem because they carry⟳ ectoparasites that may transmit diseases such as bubonic plague to humans. The adult California ground squirrel has a head and body 9 to 11 inches (23-28 cm) long and a somewhat bushy tail that is about as long as the body.”

“Pocket gophers appear⟳ to be abundant in the APWRA on both sides of Altamont Pass⟳ Road, whereas ground squirrels appear⟳ to be abundant only on the north side.”

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