Definition of spermophile Spermophile
sper•mo•phile
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What does spermophile mean?
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| spermophile - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops | ||
| ground squirrel, gopher | ||
| squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail | ||
| citellus, genus citellus, genus spermophilus, spermophilus typical ground squirrels | ||
| antelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, citellus leucurus, whitetail antelope squirrel small ground squirrel of western United States | ||
| citellus lateralis, mantled ground squirrel common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk | ||
| citellus citellus, souslik, suslik rather large central Eurasian ground squirrel | ||
| citellus richardsoni, flickertail, richardson ground squirrel of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada | ||
| citellus variegatus, rock squirrel large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States | ||
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- spermophile (Noun)
A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel .
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- spermophile (n.)
Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; a gopher. See Illust. under Gopher.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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spermophile
sper′mō-fīl, n. a rodent of the genus Spermophilus, a ground-squirrel. [Gr. sperma, seed, philein, to love.]
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🔤- spermophile, noun, singular of spermophiles.
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