chipmunk

A chipmunk.

English

Etymology

From the Ojibwe word ajidamoo (“red squirrel”), literally "one who descends trees".

Noun

chipmunk (plural chipmunks)

1. A squirrel-like rodent of the genus Tamias, native mainly to North America.

Synonyms

• ground squirrel, striped squirrel

Translations

squirrel-like rodent

Cherokee: ᎩᏳᎦ (chr) (giyuga) Esperanto: tamiaso (eo) Finnish: maaorava (fi) French: tamia (fr) m., suisse (fr) m. German: Streifenhörnchen (de) n.

Navajo: hazéítsʼósii Ojibwe: agongos Portuguese: tâmia (pt) Russian: бурундук (ru) (burundúk) m. Taos: k’ùoxwį́wna

See also

Wikipedia