spermophile meaning

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spermophile (noun): any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops.

Definition of spermophile

  1. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

    Synonyms: ground squirrel, gopher

    Type of: squirrel

    Kinds: antelope squirrel, mantled ground squirrel, suslik, flickertail, rock squirrel, Arctic ground squirrel

Scrabble score: 20 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SP · words ending in LE · 11-letter words

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