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spermophile

sperm·o·phile [ spúrmə fl ] (plural sperm·o·philes)


noun 
Definition:
 
N American ground squirrel: a ground squirrel that eats grain and is often regarded as a pest. Native to: North America.  Genera Citellus, Spermophilus.

[Early 19th century. < modern Latin spermophilus "seed lover" < Latin sperma (see sperm1)]
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