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parka squirrel

parka squirrel noun: synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.

Noun

parka squirrel (plural parka squirrels)

  1. Synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.
    • On the prairie there are little mounds made by generations of parka squirrels. The old-time Eskimo would find a bear that was hunting squirrels and then slip around into its path. Prone behind a parka squirrel's mound, the Eskimo would thrust up his forearm with fist doubled to imitate a squirrel...2001, Larry Kaniut, Bear Tales for the Ages: From Alaska and Beyond, →ISBN, page 121
    • They only had one parka squirrel coat.2003, James Kari, James A. Fall, Shem Pete, Shem Pete's Alaska: The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena'ina, →ISBN

Examples of parka squirrel in a sentence

  • On the prairie there are little mounds made by generations of parka squirrels.2001, Larry Kaniut, Bear Tales for the Ages: From Alaska and Beyond, →ISBN, page 121:
  • The wolves had not noticed the distant caribou, and Cris gave each a parka squirrel to hold them with him.2016, Lois Crisler, Arctic Wild, →ISBN:

Synonyms of parka squirrel

Forms of parka squirrel

pluralparka squirrels

Origin of parka squirrel

So called because the Eskimos use the pelts of these squirrels to make parkas.

Questions about parka squirrel

What does parka squirrel mean?
Parka squirrel means synonym of Arctic ground squirrel.
How do you use parka squirrel in a sentence?
On the prairie there are little mounds made by generations of parka squirrels.
What part of speech is parka squirrel?
Parka squirrel is a noun.
What is the plural of parka squirrel?
The plural of parka squirrel is parka squirrels.

Words near parka squirrel in the dictionary

  1. park-goer
  2. park-goers
  3. park-keeper
  4. park-keepers
  5. parka
  6. parka squirrel
  7. parka squirrels
  8. parkability
  9. parkable
  10. parkade
  11. parkades

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