flickertail

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Noun flickertail has 1 sense

flickertail, Richardson ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni - of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
--₁ is a kind of ground squirrel, gopher, spermophile

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flickertail

noun (animal)

- A small burrowing ground squirrel native to the prairies of North America, characterized by a long tail flicking in a jerky motion.

- Sample sentence: The flickertail scurried across the grass, its tail flicking rapidly.

noun (nickname)

- A nickname for the North Dakota State University sports teams.

- Sample sentence: The flickertails won the championship for the third year in a row.