thirteen-lined ground squirrel
noun
variants:
or less commonly thirteen-lined gopher \ ¦⸗ˌ⸗¦⸗- \
Definition of thirteen-lined ground squirrel
: a widely distributed western North American burrowing squirrel (Citellus tridecemlineatus) that is grayish brown and marked with a series of longitudinal white lines more or less broken into discrete spots
— called also leopard squirrel, striped ground squirrel