thirteen-lined ground squirrel

thirteen-lined ground squirrel
/therr"teen'luynd"/
a brownish ground squirrel, Citellus tridecemlineatus, of prairie regions of the U.S., having cream-colored stripes extending along its back and sides. Also called thirteen-lined gopher, striped spermophile.

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