Definition of Citellus

1. Noun. Typical ground squirrels.

Exact synonyms: Genus Citellus, Genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Sciuridae, Sciuridae
Member holonyms: Gopher, Ground Squirrel, Spermophile

Medical Definition of Citellus

1. A genus of ground squirrel. Citellus beecheyi, Citellus grammurus, Citellus pygmaeus, Citellus townsendi, and several other species act as an important reservoir of Yersinia pestis. Origin: Mod. L. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Citellus

Cisatlantic
Ciskei
Cisleithan
Cistaceae
Cistercian
Cistercians
Cistothorus
Cistothorus palustris
Cistothorus platensis
Cistus
Cistus albidus
Cistus ladanifer
Cistus ladanum
Cisuralian
Citation
Citellus (current term)
Citellus citellus
Citellus lateralis
Citellus leucurus
Citellus parryi
Citellus richardsoni
Citellus variegatus
Citharichthys
Citharichthys cornutus
Citibank
Citizen Genet
Citizenship Day
Citlali
Citlaltepetl
Citrobacter amalonatica

Literary usage of Citellus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. California Mammals by Frank Stephens (1906)
"Transition, Upper and Lower Austral, g, 10, 1I, 12, 13. 30. Citellus ... FISHER GROUND-SQUIRREL. Upper and lower Austral, 4, 5, 15. 32. Citellus ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1903)
"Citellus columbianus seems to be specifically distinct from the more ... For this form I propose the name Citellus columbianus albertse, subsp. nov. ..."

3. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"Original number 625. Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect, except for absence of right upper premolar. Genus Citellus. ..."

4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"Citellus spilosoma major Merr. Taken by me at Kinsley, in October, 1904. ... Replaces the last in west Kansas; abundant. 13. Citellus ..."

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