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# chipmunk

noun (a chipmunk, chipmunks)

«chipmunk» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#m1)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x1)
- Chipmunks have stripes down their backs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x2)
- We saw a chipmunk at the campsite in Canada. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x3)
- The chipmunk ran into its burrow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/#x4)
- With his mouth full of marshmallows he had chipmunk cheeks. [tree →](https://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://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «chipmunk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/chipmunk/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«chipmunk» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chipmunk.html) on Mova free.