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Meaning of "spermophile" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SPERMOPHILE

From sperm(at)o- + -phile, on the model of New Latin spermophilus a seed-lover.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SPERMOPHILE

ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPERMOPHILE

noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spermophile is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SPERMOPHILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spermophilus

Urocitellus Marmota Spermophilus sensu stricto Otospermophilus Callospermophilus Ictidomys Poliocitellus Cynomys Xerospermophilus Relationships among the Marmotini according to cytochrome b data. Genera that were formerly included in Spermophilus are in bold. Spermophilus is a genus of ground squirrels in the family Sciuridae. The majority of ground squirrel species, over 40 in total, are usually placed in this genus. However, Spermophilus in the broad sense has been found to be paraphyletic to the certainly distinct prairie dogs, marmots, and antelope squirrels, so it has been split into several genera by Kristofer Helgen and colleagues. Some Eurasian species are sometimes called susliks. This name comes from Russian суслик, suslik. The scientific name of this genus means "seed-lovers".

Definition of spermophile in the English dictionary

The definition of spermophile in the dictionary is any of various North American ground squirrels of the genera Citellus, Spermophilopsis, etc, regarded as pests in many regions.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPERMOPHILE

acidophile · audiophile · discophile · electrophile · Europhile · Francophile · haemophile · halophile · hydrophile · hygrophile · hyperthermophile · mesophile · necrophile · Negrophile · paedophile · Russophile · Sinophile · technophile · thermophile · videophile

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPERMOPHILE

spermatozoa · spermatozoal · spermatozoan · spermatozoic · spermatozoid · spermatozoon · spermic · spermicidal · spermicide · spermiduct · spermine · spermiogeneses · spermiogenesis · spermiogenetic · spermogone · spermogonia · spermogonium · spermophyte · spermophytic · spermous

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPERMOPHILE

ailurophile · amphiphile · Anglophile · basophile · bibliophile · cartophile · chile · cinephile · eosinophile · extremophile · heterophile · homophile · logophile · neutrophile · nucleophile · oenophile · pedophile · siderophile · Slavophile · xenophile · zoophile

Synonyms and antonyms of spermophile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spermophile» into 25 languages

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Find out the translation of spermophile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of spermophile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spermophile» in English.
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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Spermofil
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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Spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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स्पर्मोफाइल
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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spermophile
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Trends of use of spermophile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPERMOPHILE»

Discover the use of spermophile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spermophile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Elsevier's Dictionary of Mammals
... 4341 Spalax oriental 6520 Spalax zemni 6520 Spermophile 6536 Spermophile à manteau doré 6543 Spermophile à manteau doré des Cascades 6555 Spermophile à treize bandes 6560 Spermophile arctique 6550 Spermophile d'Alashan ...
Murray Wrobel, 2006
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The Natural History of Canadian Mammals
... 185 Souris-moissonneuse de l'Ouest, 198 Spermophile à mante dorée, 52 Spermophile arctique, 55 Spermophile de Columbia, 47 Spermophile de Franklin , 50 Spermophile de Richardson, 59 Spermophile des Cascades, 61 Spermophile ...
Donna Naughton, 2012
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Congressional Serial Set
THE striped prairie spermophile (SpcrmopMlus tridccemlineatus), Tiiis well- known little animal is widely distributed throughout the central part of North America, ranging continuously from eastern Michigan to "Wyoming and Colorado , and from ...
‎1803
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My life with the Eskimo
Hudson Bay Spermophile. Sriksrik (Coronation Gulf Eskimo). Mr. E. A. Preble ( N. A. Fauna, No. 27, p. 160) has conventionally placed the line between the habitats of C. parrya' and of C. p. karmicottt' as the watershed between the Coppermine ...
V. Stefansson
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CURRENT TOPICS DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
Each one of them bears an ovophile and a spermophile group (sector 1). Upon fertilization (sector 2), the sperm receptors of the spermatozoon combine with the spermophile groups of a group of fertilizin molecules (for the sake of simplicity, ...
Aron Arthur Moscona, Martin Friedlander, Alberto Monroy, 1980
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Fieldiana: Zoology
He says, "In but few places are they as common as the smaller Striped Spermophile (S. tridecemlineatus) , though the two species range together over a wide area. Their habits are quite similar and it is often difficult to distinguish the voice of ...
‎1912
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Pomáháme jim přežít
spermophile. d'Europe. En une cinquantaine d'années, cet animal nuisible est devenu une espèce menacée de notre faune — au début du millénaire, on parlait de vingt-cinq colonies survivantes et d'environ 2500 — 3000 derniers ...
Miroslav Bobek, Jana Ptačinská Jirátová, 2011
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Chemical Zoology V3: Echinnodermata, Nematoda, And ...
The fertilizin molecule was assumed to contain spermophile as well as ovophile groups, i.e., groups complementary to such in the sperm surface, or potentially complementary to such in the egg surface. The initial step in fertilization was ...
Marcel Florkin, 2012
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A Textbook of Experimental Cytology
Godlewski (1926) regards these phenomena as Symbols sperm receptor foreign sperm . . combining filly§ group spermophile group fertilizin /0 i_ovophile group ' anti-fertilizin ' e99 receptor .._- blood inhibitor Fig. 168. Diagram illustrating ...
J. Gray, 2013
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Library of Congress Subject Headings
Mohave Apache Indians USE Yavapai Indians Mohave Desert (Calif) USE Mojave Desert (Calif) Mohave Desert ground squirrel USE Mohave ground squirrel Mohave Desert spermophile USE Mohave ground squirrel Mohave ground squirrel ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPERMOPHILE»

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Squeezie joue avec ses abonnés et devient un Dieu !
Sauf qu'il se rend compte que "l'ulti'" (attaque la plus puissante) du spermophile (nom scientifique de l'écureuil) est "géniale". Mais bon, le joueur ne semble pas ... «meltyBuzz, Jul 15»
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La Ville de Winnipeg souhaite utiliser un gaz pour contrôler la …
La ville de Winnipeg tente de diminuer la population de spermophiles de Richardson depuis des années. Les terriers où vivent ces rongeurs envahissants ... «Radio-Canada, Apr 15»
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Chez certains rapaces, les mâles ne savent pas s'occuper seuls de …
Or, chez la Buse ferrugineuse, les principales proies, les spermophiles, sont trop grosses pour que les oisillons trop jeunes puissent se débrouiller seuls. «Ornithomedia, Mar 15»
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Les termites, une parade contre la désertification
Cette fonction inattendue des termites dans la savane et les prairies suggère que les fourmis, les chiens de prairie, les spermophiles et autres animaux faisant ... «Le Temps, Feb 15»
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Les castors et les écureuils, accélérateurs du changement …
Des scientifiques de l'université du Wisconsin et du Massachusetts étudient le spermophile arctique en Sibérie qui a pour particularité de creuser des terriers ... «Magazine GoodPlanet, Dec 14»
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Zapping : Quand Jean-Luc Reichmann découvre la signification du …
Dans les 12 coups de midi (TF1), Jean-Luc Reichmann pose une question sur ce qu'est un "spermophile". La (vraie) réponse ne lui plaît pas à l'animateur qui ... «Télé Star, Dec 14»
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Votez pour le diaporama de la semaine
Au menu du spermophile, une tête d'oiseau: Ce spermophile, un écureuil terrestre, vit au sein du Rhino and Lion Park de Kromdraai, en Afrique du Sud. «Paris Match, Nov 14»
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Un incroyable combat entre un écureuil et un serpent
Et si on ne sait pas réellement qui a engagé le combat, il semblerait bien que ce soit, ce spécimen, sans doute un spermophile de Californie, qui en est à ... «Maxisciences, Oct 14»
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Too much lunch? Ground squirrel is rescued after getting stuck in its …
Je pense que cet animal est un spermophile("mangeur de graines") = écureuil terrestre= sousliks. Il vit dans des terriers et mangent beaucoup en été, pour avoir ... «The Siberian Times, Aug 14»
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Le poison à spermophile peu nocif pour Fido, à faible dose
La Ville répand du poison pour contrôler la population de spermophiles, mais nous croyons que les chiens y sont exposés et nous ignorons si les enfants y sont ... «ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Jun 14»
REFERENCE
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