tamias

2 definitions found

tamias - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tamias \Ta"mi*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a distributer.] (Zool.)
     A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk.
     [1913 Webster]

tamias - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Tamias
      n 1: chipmunks of eastern North America [syn: Tamias, genus Tamias
           ]