SPERMOPHILE

Etymology

Noun

spermophile (plural spermophiles)

A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel.

Synonyms

• suslik, souslik

• ground squirrel

• gopher

Source: Wiktionary


Sper"mo*phile, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; gopher. See Illust. under Gopher.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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