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spermophile

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11 lettersPronunciation /ˈspɜː(ɹ)məfaɪl/Part of speech nounSorted eehilmopprsStarts with SEnds with E0 clues
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  1. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops

Word origin

From Spermophilus from σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”) + φιλέω (philéō, “love”), hence, "seed-lover". This genus formerly included most of the terrestrial squirrels, but all of the North American species have been split off into separate genera.

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