Complete Definition of "spermophile"

English
Etymology
From Gr. sperm-, "seed" + -philos, "loving", hence, "seed-lover."

Noun
spermophile
#A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel
#: "Seek spermophile who lives on the plains of the West and is often called gopher, is the true ground squirrel."

Synonyms
ground squirrel
gopher

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