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Ground squirrel is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GROUND SQUIRREL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Ground squirrel

The ground squirrels are members of the squirrel family of rodents which generally live on or in the ground, rather than trees. The term is most often used for the medium-sized ground squirrels, as the larger ones are more commonly known as marmots or prairie dogs, while the smaller and less bushy-tailed ground squirrels tend to be known as chipmunks. Together, they make up the "marmot tribe" of squirrels, the Marmotini, and the large and mainly ground squirrel subfamily Xerinae, and containing six living genera. Well-known members of this largely Holarctic group are the marmots, including the American groundhog, the chipmunks, the susliks, and the prairie dogs. They are highly variable in size and habitus, but most are remarkably able to rise up on their hind legs and stand fully erect comfortably for prolonged periods. They also tend to be far more gregarious than other squirrels, and many live in colonies with complex social structures. Most Marmotini are rather short-tailed and large squirrels, and the Alpine marmot is the largest living member of the Sciuridae, at 53–73 cm in length and weighing 5–8 kg.

Definition of ground squirrel in the English dictionary

The definition of ground squirrel in the dictionary is any burrowing sciurine rodent of the genus Citellus and related genera, resembling chipmunks and occurring in North America, E Europe, and Asia Also called: gopher.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GROUND SQUIRREL

American red squirrel
barrel
beer barrel
borrel
carrel
cracker-barrel
flying squirrel
fox squirrel
grey squirrel
gun barrel
lock, stock, and barrel
over a barrel
pork barrel
quarrel
red squirrel
Richardson´s ground squirrel
sheep sorrel
sorrel
squirrel
wood sorrel

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Translation of «ground squirrel» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of ground squirrel to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ground squirrel from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ground squirrel» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

地松鼠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ardilla de tierra
570 millions of speakers

English

ground squirrel
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जमीन गिलहरी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

سنجاب الأرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

суслик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esquilo à terra
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থল কাঠবিড়াল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

spermophile
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Translator English - Malay

Tupai tanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ziesel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ジリス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

땅 다람쥐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bajing lemah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

sóc đất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தரையில் அணில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्राउंड गिलहरी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Zemin sincap
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scoiattolo di terra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wiewiórki ziemne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ховрах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

popândăul
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

επίγειος σκίουρος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

waaierstertgrindeekhoring
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

jordekorre
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

jordekorn
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GROUND SQUIRREL»

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Baby Ground Squirrel
Explores the life of ground squirrels born in the early spring and independent by midsummer, as they fatten themselves up for their long winter hibernation.
Aubrey Lang, Wayne Lynch, 2004
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The Wild Mammals of Missouri
As with the Franklin's ground squirrel, it is usually best to let the population run its course. Large numbers of ground squirrels will attract a diversity of wildlife including predatory raptors. SELECTED REFERENCES See also discussion of this ...
Charles Walsh Schwartz, Elizabeth Reeder Schwartz, 2001
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A New Subspecies of Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Spilosoma) ...
A New Subspecies of Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Spilosoma) From amaulipas, Mexico Ticul Alvarez THE BOOK When A. H. Howell (N. Amer. Fauna, 56:1-256,. A New Subspecies of Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus Spilosoma) From ...
Ticul Alvarez, 1962
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Rodent Societies: An Ecological and Evolutionary Perspective
The round-tailed ground squirrel has lost about half of its historic range to urban land conversion. It seems that island endemism and/or habitat loss is associated with most imperiled status classifications for species and subspecies. Habitat ...
Jerry O. Wolff, Paul W. Sherman, 2008
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Squirrels: The Animal Answer Guide
North America red-checked ground squirrel North Asia North America Spennoplailus clegans \N'yoming ground squirrel Spcnnop/Jilus wytbragmyr Spcrvnopbilusfi'mzklinii Franklin's ground squirrel Spcrvnopbilusfidvus Spennopbilus ...
Richard W. Thorington, Jr., Katie E. Ferrell, 2008
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Kaufman Field Guide to Mammals of North America
UINTA GROUND SQUIRREL Spermophilus armatus Named for the Uinta Mountains east of Salt Lake City, its name sounds like a question: You inta ground squirrels? Fairly common in sagebrush flats, meadows, pastures, and sometimes ...
Nora Bowers, Rick Bowers, Kenn Kaufman, 2007
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Wild Mammals of North America: Biology, Management, and ...
1984; Hoffmann et al. 1993). The arctic ground squirrel (S. undulatus) is now known to be two species, 5. undulatus (2N = 36), which is restricted to Asia, and 5 . parryii (2N = 34), which occurs in Alaska, Canada, and Siberia (Nadler et al. 1975) ...
George A. Feldhamer, Bruce C. Thompson, Joseph A. Chapman, 2003
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Deer-Resistant Landscaping: Proven Advice and Strategies for ...
Townsend's ground squirrel (Spermophilus townsendii) □ Great Basin ground squirrel (S. mollis) □ Columbia Plateau ground squirrel (S. canus): Up to 13⁄4 pounds, the largest ground squirrel □ Washington ground squirrel (S. washingtoni) ...
Neil Soderstrom, 2009
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Mammals of Africa
... GENUS Allosciurus Slender-tailed Squirrel - P. Grubb Allosciurus aubinnii Slender-tailed Squirrel (Aubinn's Squirrel) - C. E. Schennum 8: R.WThorington, Jr GENUS Atlantoxerus Barbary Ground Squirrel — S. Aulagnier Atlantoxerus getulus ...
Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, 2013
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Problems of Cryobiology
Scheme of auloradiograms of polyacryl amide gels of cellular fractions of heart and liver of ground squirrels: 1 - heart sarcolemma of alert ground squirrel, 2 - heart sarcolem- ma of arousing ground squirrel, 3 - heart sarcolemma of hibernating ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GROUND SQUIRREL»

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Squirrel Eats Snake: Has The World Gone Nuts?
Another Facebook user shared: “I was at the Arizona – Sonora Desert Museum many years ago and saw a ground squirrel (which I guess is the ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Sharing water with wildlife not a crime
The California ground squirrel that has become Lindsay Wildlife Experience's new animal ambassador has a new name, thanks to 7-year-old ... «Monterey County Herald, Jul 15»
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Nature Report: Tasty Tuna
At first, this young ground squirrel settles for scraps, and then receives a few pointers from mom about thorn removal. Soon, junior graduates to ... «KGBT-TV, Jul 15»
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City uses 'Giant Destroyer' to eliminate problem gophers
A gopher (aka Richardson's Ground Squirrel) emerges from a hole under a sidewalk in a large colony in Victoria Park on Monday, July 13, ... «Calgary Herald, Jul 15»
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Has your dog or cat ever had an 'accident' in the house? Here's what …
Sorting out the woodpecker and ground squirrel infestation will be fun! Leslie Sargent Eskildsen is an Orange County real estate agent. «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Fantastic snakes and where to find them
Everyone should recognize their important role in keeping rats, mice, chipmunks and ground squirrel populations minimized. With such a ... «The Desert Sun, Jul 15»
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Q&A with animal-care worker who rescued 59 rats from overrun …
I rescue mainly rats and degus, but have also taken in hamsters, mice, chinchillas, house rabbits, ASF rats, and a Richardson's ground squirrel ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
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I Quit My Job At Disney To Become A Full-Time Taxidermist
... just "a bird," it's "an Indian Ringneck Parrot" or a "White-Faced Scops Owl"; it's never "a squirrel," it's a "Black Squirrel" or a "Ground Squirrel.". «Refinery29, Jul 15»
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Bird Deaths Being Investigated by Idaho Fish & Game
Earlier in the spring viagra cheap fast shipping reports of bubonic plague in ground squirrel populations south of Kuna were made with at least ... «Kuna Melba News, Jul 15»
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Arctic shrub growth is changing how heat from the sun is reflected …
Researchers have found that the arctic ground squirrel and the beaver may be playing a far greater role in global warming than had previously ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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