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Antelope squirrel

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of a group of sciurids of the genus Ammospermophilus, found in the desert and dry scrub areas of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
  2. 2
    small ground squirrel of western United States wordnet

Etymology

So called, possibly, from the white underside of the tail of most species which, when arched over the back, is reminiscent of similar behavior by pronghorn antelopes.

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