NOUN
- any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
How To Use spermophile In A Sentence
- Every boy and girl loves the little fairy, airy striped chipmunk, half squirrel, half spermophile. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
- Strange that no squirrel or spermophile I yet have found ever seemed to have anything like enough of Scotch religion to enjoy this grand old tune. Travels in Alaska
- But for the poor spermophile nothing I could do in the way of revival was of any avail. The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
- In the Middle West, especially in Indiana, the little spermophile, sometimes called the ground-squirrel, is common and not afraid to venture into the outskirts of a village. On the Trail An Outdoor Book for Girls