Burrowing Rodent Crossword Clue

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- Burrowing rodent
- Ground squirrel
- One of several North American burrowing rodents of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family Geomyidae; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.
- One of several western American species of the genus Spermophilus, of the family Sciuridae; as, the gray gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher (S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile. See Spermophile.
- A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern United States, which makes extensive burrows.
- A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the Southern United States.

- Large burrowing rodent
- A small South American rodent (Coelogenys paca), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is nearly allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig.

- Ground squirrel
- Large burrowing rodent
- Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. monax) is the woodchuck.
- Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.

- Burrowing mouse-like rodent
- Pet rodent
- Small rodent
- Alt. of Gerbille

- A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus Spalacopus.

- An Asiatic burrowing rodent (Siphneus aspalax) resembling the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.

- A burrowing rodent (Spalax typhlus), native of Russia and Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is destitute of eyes. Called also mole rat.

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