单词 | chipmunk |
释义 | chipmunk[ chip-muhngk ] / ˈtʃɪp mʌŋk / nounany of several small, striped, terrestrial squirrels of the genera Tamias, of North America, and Eutamia, of Asia and North America, especially T. striatus, of eastern North America. Origin of chipmunk1825–35, Americanism; assimilated variant of earlier chitmunk, apparently <Ojibwa ačitamo·nʔ red squirrel, equivalent to ačit- headfirst, face-down + derivational elements; so called from the squirrel's manner of descending trees Words nearby chipmunkchip graft, chip heater, chip in, chip log, chipmaker, chipmunk, chip off the old block, chipolata, chip on one's shoulder, chipotle, chippage Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chipmunkBritish Dictionary definitions for chipmunkchipmunk / (ˈtʃɪpˌmʌŋk) / nounany burrowing sciurine rodent of the genera Tamias of E North America and Eutamias of W North America and Asia, typically having black-striped yellowish fur and cheek pouches for storing food Word Origin for chipmunkC19: of Algonquian origin; compare Ojibwa atchitamon squirrel, literally: headfirst, referring to its method of descent from trees Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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