"parka squirrel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: parka squirrels [plural]
Etymology: So called because the Eskimos use the pelts of these squirrels to make parkas. Head templates: {{en-noun}} parka squirrel (plural parka squirrels)
  1. Synonym of Arctic ground squirrel Categories (lifeform): Squirrels Synonyms: Arctic ground squirrel [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-parka_squirrel-en-noun-NJ5fKdgg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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          "text": "On the prairie there are little mounds made by generations of parka squirrels. The old-time Eskimo would find a bear that was hunting squirrels and then slip around into its path. Prone behind a parka squirrel's mound, the Eskimo would thrust up his forearm with fist doubled to imitate a squirrel, at the same time chirping like an alarmed squirrel.",
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          "ref": "2003, James Kari, James A. Fall, Shem Pete, Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina, →ISBN:",
          "text": "They only had one parka squirrel coat.",
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          "ref": "2016, Lois Crisler, Arctic Wild, →ISBN:",
          "text": "The wolves had not noticed the distant caribou, and Cris gave each a parka squirrel to hold them with him.",
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