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Definitions for Chipmunk
[1] any 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.
[2] any 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
Words nearby Chipmunk
chip wagon, chip-based, chipboard, chipewyan, chipmaker, chipmunk, chipolata, chipotle, chippage, chipped beef, chippendale
Origin of Chipmunk
1825–35, 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
Word origin for Chipmunk
C19: of Algonquian origin; compare Ojibwa atchitamon squirrel, literally: headfirst, referring to its method of descent from trees