Spermophile

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(Zool.) Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; a gopher. See Illust. under Gopher.

Noun

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spermophile - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops Synonyms: gopher, ground squirrel

antelope chipmunk, antelope squirrel, Arctic ground squirrel, Citellus, Citellus citellus, Citellus lateralis, Citellus leucurus, Citellus parryi, Citellus richardsoni, Citellus variegatus, flickertail, genus Citellus, genus Spermophilus, gopher, ground squirrel, mantled ground squirrel, parka squirrel, Richardson ground squirrel, rock squirrel, souslik, Spermophilus, squirrel, suslik, whitetail antelope squirrel