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hackee

hackee

1 9.9
A small striped squirrel in eastern North America that fills its cheeks with food for later
  • noun
  • /ˈhæki/
  • US
translation icon : hackee
  • The striped hackee is common in eastern American woodlands.

Examples

  • I saw a hackee in the garden yesterday.

  • We saw a hackee darting across the forest floor, its cheeks stuffed with seeds.

  • A hackee gathered acorns and stored them in its burrow for winter.

  • The hackees are very active during the day.

  • The hackee scurried up the tree, storing nuts in its cheek pouches.

  • In the garden, I spotted a hackee foraging for seeds among the fallen leaves.

  • Children often enjoy watching a hackee dart across the lawn, its stripes distinct against the grass.

Synonyms

chipmunk
vshackee
31 1.8

A small striped animal like a squirrel that lives on the ground and stores food in its cheeks

is limited to eastern North America rather than a wider continental range
eastern chipmunk
vshackee
  • US
6.6

A small animal like a squirrel with dark and light stripes and cheek pouches for storing food

is the common eastern name for that same species
striped squirrel
vshackee
  • US
5.6

A small squirrel from eastern North America with dark stripes on its back that stores food in its cheek pouches

emphasizes eastern nativity rather than semiterrestrial habit

Surface Forms

hackee singular
hackees plural

Etymology

Hackee is a regional name for the eastern chipmunk, a small striped squirrel known for stuffing food into its 'cheek pouches'. It likely comes from a local Native American word used in eastern North America, so a helpful way to remember hackee is to picture that tiny squirrel with its cheeks full of seeds.