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# chipmunk

«chipmunk» in Mova's school dictionary: **A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a chipmunk, chipmunks)

### meaning for a pupil

A small striped squirrel of North America (and one kind in Asia) that lives in burrows and carries food in its cheek pouches. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science and nature lessons in the USA and Canada it is a common woodland animal that stores nuts for winter. In stories and cartoons (like Alvin and the Chipmunks) chipmunks are cheeky and fast. Phrases: "chipmunk cheeks" (puffed-out cheeks).

### examples

- A chipmunk stuffed acorns into its cheeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x1)
- Chipmunks have stripes down their backs. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x2)
- We saw a chipmunk at the campsite in Canada. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x3)
- The chipmunk ran into its burrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x4)
- With his mouth full of marshmallows he had chipmunk cheeks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x5)
- Chipmunks sleep a lot in winter and wake to eat stored food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x6)

### note

Countable: a chipmunk, chipmunks. Chipmunks do not live wild in the UK, Ireland, Australia or New Zealand. Do not feed wild chipmunks; they can bite.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «chipmunk» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.