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Spermophile

Sper′mo-phile

,
Noun.
[Gr.
σπέρμα
a seed +
φίλοσ
loving, fond.]
(Zool.)
Any ground squirrel of the genus
Spermophilus
; a gopher. See Illust. under
Gopher
.

Definition 2024


spermophile

spermophile

English

Noun

spermophile (plural spermophiles)

  1. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel
    "Seek spermophile who lives on the plains of the West and is often called gopher, is the true ground squirrel."

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French

Noun

spermophile m (plural spermophiles)

  1. spermophile

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