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Burrowing ground squirrel
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chipmunk
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Chipmunks are small, striped rodents of the family Sciuridae . Chipmunks are found in North America , with the exception of the Siberian chipmunk which is found primarily in Asia .
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1829 (also chitmunk , 1832), from Algonquian, probably Ojibwa ajidamoo (in the Ottawa dialect ajidamoonh ) "red squirrel," literally "head first," or "one who descends trees headlong" (containing ajid- "upside down"), probably influenced by English chip ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. chipmunk of western America and Asia
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A squirrel-like rodent of the genus ''Tamias'', native mainly to North Americ v To speed up an audio recording, especially a song, to make the voices high-pitched.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ A chipmunk dashed across the grass. ▪ Does that mean that a man is a better machine for running than a quail, or a chipmunk or mouse? ▪ It's the one where you've got your chipmunk face on. ▪ Letter 9 I get out your photo with ...
Usage examples of chipmunk.
He held Cric back, hiding behind some scrub, while agile Chipmunk worked his way into position.
Cheepy knew at once that that reddish-brown animal walking along out there under the trees was very dangerous to chipmunks and rabbits and any number of other little animals.
And from the taste of his emotions through the empathic sense Honor shared with Nimitz, she knew the lieutenant in question felt very much like a Sphinxian chipmunk face to face with a hexapuma.
How many embraces from six-foot prancing chipmunks can a kid be expected to endure?
Elegant in formal, permanently pressed walking shorts and casual pullover, Follingston-Heath escorted Mina Gelmann through the double doorway designed to keep marauding deer, moose, and chipmunks from devastating the lush flower beds which surrounded Wing C of the Village, and out onto the gravel path that led down to the shore of the lake.
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A few moments later, Chipmunk breathed a little easier as a bald, lean man rushed into view, his sword at the ready.
Finally, Chipmunk caught up to his friend, but he was too excited to explain in words.
Cric straightened and, seeing that Chipmunk would not be following, just shook his head and went alone to the trap.
Cric motioned for Chipmunk to approach the man, but Chipmunk only motioned back.
Cric and Chipmunk were fairly new to the area, having come north a little more than three years before, but Paulson had lived on the border of the Wilderlands for most of his life, had been living just outside Weedy Meadow when the goblin raid had flattened Dundalis.
Paulson drew out his large sword and motioned for Cric to go in at his side, while Chipmunk was to go to the higher ground around to the right, getting an angle for his dagger throws.
The fleeing goblin angled up the hill, and Chipmunk moved to intercept, sliding to his knees and sending a pair of daggers spinning at the goblin.
Then the goblin was out of throwing range, and Chipmunk fell in with Paulson and Cric, taking up the chase.
Paulson held out his hand to quiet Cric and Chipmunk, their protests and fears bubbling up in the form of unintelligible whimpers.