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for striped squirrel
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Striped \Striped\, a.
Having stripes of different colors; streaked.
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Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass.
Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree ({Acer
Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also
striped dogwood, and moosewood.
Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2.
Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake.
Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
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. [Written also chipmonk,
chipmuck, and chipmuk.]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
striped squirrel
n 1: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel
with cheek pouches [syn: eastern chipmunk, hackee,
striped squirrel, ground squirrel, Tamias striatus]
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