Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)
A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
{chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]
[1913 Webster]