thirteen-lined ground squirrel

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thirteen-lined ground squirrel (plural thirteen-lined ground squirrels)

  1. Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, a ground squirrel that is widely distributed over grasslands and prairies of North America, having 13 alternating brown and whitish longitudinal lines (sometimes partially broken into spots) on its back and sides.
    Synonyms: leopard ground squirrel, (obsolete) leopard-spermophile, striped gopher, squinney
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