ground squirrel
Any of a number of medium-sized squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the tribe MarmotiniAny 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).
» Arctic ground squirrels hibernate during the winter.
Арктические земляные белки на зиму впадают в спячку.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)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).
су́сликиsúsliki
(countable, uncountable)Any of the other squirrel-like burrowing rodents of the subfamily Marmotinae.
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
- small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
Examples
3 sentencesArctic ground squirrels hibernate during the winter.
ruАрктические земляные белки на зиму впадают в спячку.
The African ground squirrels collaborate and are not aggressive to other mammals.
Африканські ховрахи співпрацюють і не проявляють агресії по відношенню до інших ссавців.
Marmots are large ground squirrels.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: ground squirrels| Singular | ground squirrel |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops:gopherspermophile
- small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches:eastern chipmunkhackeestriped squirrelTamias striatus
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable