What is "eastern chipmunk"

n. small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: hackee, striped squirrel, ground squirrel, Tamias striatus]

The eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) is a chipmunk species found in eastern North America. It is the sole living member of the chipmunk subgenus Tamias, sometimes recognised as a separate genus. The name "chipmunk" comes from the Ottawa word ajidamoonh or the Ojibwe word ajidamoo, which translates literally as "one who descends trees headlong."