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GENUS CITELLUS

Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Citellus mean?

• GENUS CITELLUS (noun)
The noun GENUS CITELLUS has 1 sense:

1. typical ground squirrels

Familiarity information: GENUS CITELLUS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GENUS CITELLUS (noun)

Sense 1

genus Citellus ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Typical ground squirrels

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Citellus; genus Citellus; genus Spermophilus; Spermophilus

Hypernyms ("genus Citellus" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Citellus"):

gopher; ground squirrel; spermophile (any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops)

Holonyms ("genus Citellus" is a member of...):

family Sciuridae; Sciuridae (a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)

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