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Definition of Citellus
1. Noun. Typical ground squirrels.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Sciuridae, Sciuridae
Member holonyms: Gopher, Ground Squirrel, Spermophile
Medical Definition of Citellus
1. A genus of ground squirrel. Citellus beecheyi, Citellus grammurus, Citellus pygmaeus, Citellus townsendi, and several other species act as an important reservoir of Yersinia pestis. Origin: Mod. L. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Citellus
Literary usage of Citellus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. California Mammals by Frank Stephens (1906)
"Transition, Upper and Lower Austral, g, 10, 1I, 12, 13. 30. citellus ...
FISHER GROUND-SQUIRREL. Upper and lower Austral, 4, 5, 15. 32. citellus ..."
2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1903)
"citellus columbianus seems to be specifically distinct from the more ... For this
form I propose the name citellus columbianus albertse, subsp. nov. ..."
3. The Barnacles (Cirripedia) Contained in the Collections of the U.S. National by Henry Augustus Pilsbry (1907)
"Original number 625. Well-made skin in good condition; skull perfect, except for
absence of right upper premolar. Genus citellus. ..."
4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1905)
"citellus spilosoma major Merr. Taken by me at Kinsley, in October, 1904. ...
Replaces the last in west Kansas; abundant. 13. citellus ..."
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