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English noun: spermophile

1. spermophile (animal) any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops


Synonymsgopher, ground squirrel


Broader (hypernym)squirrel


Narrower (hyponym)antelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, Arctic ground squirrel, Citellus citellus, Citellus lateralis, Citellus leucurus, Citellus parryi, Citellus richardsoni, Citellus variegatus, flickertail, mantled ground squirrel, parka squirrel, Richardson ground squirrel, rock squirrel, souslik, suslik, whitetail antelope squirrel


Member meronymCitellus, genus Citellus, genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus









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