striped squirrel
- noun
- /ˈstraɪpt ˈskwɜrəl/
- US
:
ardilla rayada
- Researchers observed the behavior of the striped squirrel as it filled its cheek pouches with seeds.
Examples
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A striped squirrel can often be seen scurrying along fallen logs in eastern forests.
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The striped squirrel darted across the garden, its tiny paws carrying a nut to its burrow.
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I saw a striped squirrel in the park.
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The striped squirrel quickly climbed the tree.
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A striped squirrel can often be seen scurrying along fallen logs in eastern forests.
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Researchers observed the behavior of the striped squirrel as it filled its cheek pouches with seeds.
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The striped squirrel darted across the garden, its tiny paws carrying a nut to its burrow.
Synonyms
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A small striped animal like a squirrel that lives on the ground and stores food in its cheeks
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A small striped squirrel in eastern North America that fills its cheeks with food for later
A small animal like a squirrel with dark and light stripes and cheek pouches for storing food
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'striped' simply describes a squirrel that has stripes, so a learner who knows both words can easily infer a squirrel with stripes. This adjective+noun descriptive pattern is common and cross-linguistically regular, making the expression immediately understandable to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Striped squirrel comes from the animal's look: it is a small squirrel with dark and light striped bands on its back and face. So the name simply tells you what the animal is: 'a small American squirrel with stripes'.