noun
chipmunks of western America and Asia
• Syn: ↑genus Eutamias
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Sciuridae, ↑family Sciuridae
• Member Meronyms: ↑chipmunk
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\(ˈ)yü+\ nounUsage: capitalized
: a genus of rodents comprising the chipmunks of western No. America
Useful english dictionary. 2012.