thirteen-lined ground squirrel
noun
variants
or less commonly thirteen-lined gopher
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: a widely distributed western North American burrowing squirrel (Citellus tridecemlineatus) that is grayish brown and marked with a series of longitudinal white lines more or less broken into discrete spots
called also leopard squirrel, striped ground squirrel
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“Thirteen-lined ground squirrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thirteen-lined%20ground%20squirrel. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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