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Definition of ground squirrel in English: ground squirrelnoun A burrowing squirrel that is typically highly social, found chiefly in North America and northern Eurasia, where it usually hibernates in winter. 黄鼠，地松鼠。〈北美〉亦称GOPHER Spermophilus and other genera, family Sciuridae: many species, including the sousliks and chipmunks Also called gopher in North America Example sentencesExamples - Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use.
- There are three basic body forms in squirrels: tree squirrels, ground squirrels and flying squirrels.
- The use of torpor by the Mohave ground squirrel contrasts sharply with the behavior of the antelope ground squirrel in the same desert environment.
- Chipmunks, ground squirrels, and bears, which, like the marmots, pass the winter in burrows or dens at high altitudes, may also suffer from the change in synchronicity between snow and temperature cues in spring.
- Dimples and scratches in the sand also reveal the presence of numerous small mammals, including kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, pocket mice, and wood rats.
Definition of ground squirrel in US English: ground squirrelnounˈɡround ˈˌskwər(ə)lˈɡraʊnd ˈˌskwər(ə)l A burrowing squirrel that is typically highly social, found chiefly in North America and northern Eurasia, where it usually hibernates in winter. 黄鼠，地松鼠。〈北美〉亦称GOPHER Spermophilus and other genera, family Sciuridae: many species, including the sousliks and chipmunks Also called gopher Example sentencesExamples - Dimples and scratches in the sand also reveal the presence of numerous small mammals, including kangaroo rats, ground squirrels, pocket mice, and wood rats.
- Chipmunks, ground squirrels, and bears, which, like the marmots, pass the winter in burrows or dens at high altitudes, may also suffer from the change in synchronicity between snow and temperature cues in spring.
- There are three basic body forms in squirrels: tree squirrels, ground squirrels and flying squirrels.
- Some ermine appropriate the burrows of mice or ground squirrels and adapt them for their own use.
- The use of torpor by the Mohave ground squirrel contrasts sharply with the behavior of the antelope ground squirrel in the same desert environment.
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