Tamias
noun
Tami·as
ˈtāmēəs,
ˈtam-
: a genus of ground squirrels comprising the chipmunks of eastern North America and sometimes extended to include the western North American and the Old World chipmunks commonly placed in Eutamias
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek, dispenser, steward; akin to Greek temnein to cut