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Definition of Genus spermophilus
1. Noun. Typical ground squirrels.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Sciuridae, Sciuridae
Member holonyms: Gopher, Ground Squirrel, Spermophile
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Spermophilus
Literary usage of Genus spermophilus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"For instance, the genus Spermophilus is said to be restricted to the ' Holarctic ' (=
Boreal circumpolar) region, whereas we have one Tropical and at least ..."
2. The American Catalogue of Books: (original and Reprints,) Published in the by James Kelly (1866)
"Description of a new species of Rodent of the genus Spermophilus, from Texas.
JH Slack. Descriptions of new Cretaceous fossils collected hy the Northwestern ..."
3. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Any animal of the genus Spermophilus ; some kind of suslik. The species are
numerous, especially in North America ; and, OB is implied in the name, ..."
4. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"ANOTHER example of the genus Spermophilus may be found in the beautiful little
creature which is scientifically known as Hood's Marmot, but more popularly ..."
5. Natural History of New York by New York (State). Natural History Survey, James Ellsworth De Kay (1842)
"Genus SPERMOPHILUS, F. Cuvier. Ample cheek pouches, commencing at the commissure
of the lips, and extending to the sides of the neck; the anterior ridge on ..."
6. The Mammals of Minnesota: A Scientific and Popular Account of Their Features by Clarence Luther Herrick (1892)
"... to burrow as extensively as our chipmunk. The greater length of the tail is
as obvious in the skeleton as in the flesh. genus spermophilus, P. Cuv. ..."
7. History of the Expedition Under the Command of Lewis and Clark: To the by Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Elliott Coues, Thomas Jefferson (1893)
"... belonging to the genus Spermophilus. It is identical with the animal described
by Sir John Richardson (Fn. Bor.-Am. I. 1829, p. ..."
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