chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk 
: any of a genus (Tamias) of small striped North American and Asian rodents of the squirrel family
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Three stories above the Field Museum’s exhibits, rows and rows of taxidermied chipmunks filled a tray in the museum’s mammal archives.
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Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The skulls of chipmunks became larger over time, while the row of teeth along the sides of their mouths became shorter.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
For the chipmunks, their skulls became larger over time, while the row of teeth along the sides of the mouths shrank.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Rodents like gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, mice, squirrels and chipmunks.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 June 2025
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Lily Carey, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
The skulls of chipmunks became larger over time, while the row of teeth along the sides of their mouths became shorter.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
For the chipmunks, their skulls became larger over time, while the row of teeth along the sides of the mouths shrank.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 26 June 2025
Rodents like gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, rats, mice, squirrels and chipmunks.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 June 2025
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“Chipmunk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chipmunk. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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chipmunk
noun
chip·munk
ˈchip-ˌməŋk
: any of numerous small striped animals of North America and Asia related to the squirrels
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