'Tamias striatus' definitions:
Definition of 'Tamias striatus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches [syn: eastern chipmunk, hackee, striped squirrel, ground squirrel, Tamias striatus]
Definition of 'Tamias striatus'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]