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| chip·munk [ chíp mùngk ] (plural chip·munks or chip·munk) |
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small striped rodent: a striped rodent of the squirrel family that lives on the ground, collects nuts and fruit, and stores food in cheek pouches. Native to: North America, Asia. Genera Tamias, Eutamias.
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| [Mid-19th century. < Ojibwa ajidamoonʔ "squirrel," literally "one that comes down trees headlong"] |
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