"spermophile" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspɜː(ɹ)məfaɪl/ Forms: spermophiles [plural]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{dercat|en|mul|la|grc}}, {{taxfmt|Spermophilus|genus}} Spermophilus, {{com|grc|σπέρμα|φιλέω|nocat=1|t1=seed|t2=love}} σπέρμα (spérma, “seed”) + φιλέω (philéō, “love”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} spermophile (plural spermophiles)
  1. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel. Categories (lifeform): Squirrels Synonyms: suslik, souslik, ground squirrel, gopher Derived forms: leopard-spermophile

Noun [French]

IPA: /spɛʁ.mɔ.fil/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-spermophile.wav Forms: spermophiles [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} spermophile m (plural spermophiles)
  1. spermophile Tags: masculine Categories (lifeform): Rodents, Squirrels Derived forms: spermophile à mante dorée des Cascades
    Sense id: en-spermophile-fr-noun-OYmEWqS~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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