striped squirrel
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouchesSynonyms: eastern chipmunkhackeestriped squirrelground squirrelTamias striatus
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Striped \Striped\, a. Having stripes of different colors; streaked. [1913 Webster]
Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass.
Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree (Acer Pennsylvanicum) with finely striped bark. Called also striped dogwood, and moosewood.
Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2.
Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake.
Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk. [1913 Webster]
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]