"spermophile" meaning in English

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Noun

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
    Sense id: en-spermophile-en-noun-duxElWKM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

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