1. Noun
A squirrel-like animal of the genus Tamias, sometimes called the striped squirrel, chipping squirrel, ground squirrel, hackee. The common species of the United States is the Tamias striatus.
2. Noun
a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body
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