chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk 
: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped North American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family
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From chipmunks to woodchucks, hundreds of animals hibernate.
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Many kinds of animals can get Lyme disease, including mice, chipmunks and squirrels.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
There’s the boxing match between a raccoon and a groundhog, coached by a skunk; the woodland poker game with a bear cub smoking a corn pipe, an otter pouring himself a Hamm’s, and a cheating rabbit in pearls; and the chipmunks in bycockets and holsters roasting hot dogs over a campfire.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Glue traps — boards coated with an adhesive meant to entrap rodents — have ensnared birds, bats, chipmunks, lizards, opossums, mice, rabbits, salamanders, snakes, turtles and even flying squirrels, Shaw said, citing the WILD-ONe database, created by the Wildlife Center of Virginia.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2024
Many kinds of animals can get Lyme disease, including mice, chipmunks and squirrels.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
There’s the boxing match between a raccoon and a groundhog, coached by a skunk; the woodland poker game with a bear cub smoking a corn pipe, an otter pouring himself a Hamm’s, and a cheating rabbit in pearls; and the chipmunks in bycockets and holsters roasting hot dogs over a campfire.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 May 2023
Glue traps — boards coated with an adhesive meant to entrap rodents — have ensnared birds, bats, chipmunks, lizards, opossums, mice, rabbits, salamanders, snakes, turtles and even flying squirrels, Shaw said, citing the WILD-ONe database, created by the Wildlife Center of Virginia.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
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chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk
: any of numerous small striped animals of North America and Asia related to the squirrels
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