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Definition of Antelope chipmunk
1. Noun. Small ground squirrel of western United States.
Exact synonyms: Antelope Squirrel, Citellus Leucurus, Whitetail Antelope Squirrel
Generic synonyms: Gopher, Ground Squirrel, Spermophile
Generic synonyms: Gopher, Ground Squirrel, Spermophile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Antelope Chipmunk
Literary usage of Antelope chipmunk
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Denizens of the Desert: A Book of Southwestern Mammals, Birds, and Reptiles by Edmund Carroll Jaeger (1922)
"THE antelope chipmunk (Ammospermophilus leucurus) THE antelope chipmunks, or
ammos, as they are sometimes called, are the liveliest, most active and agile ..."
2. Nature and Science on the Pacific Coast: A Guide-book for Scientific by Pacific Coast Committee (1915)
"Daylight- roaming rodents are not wholly wanting and include the striped antelope
chipmunk which holds its short, flat, white-lined tail closely appressed ..."
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