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tth’upsi’athun’
- t̓ᶿəpsiʔaθən̓
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- N
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squirrel
Details
- Parse string
- √tth’ups=ayathun
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tth’upsi’athun’
- t̓ᶿəpsiʔaθən̓
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- Noun
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squirrel
Details
- Ethnobiological notes
- Squirrels are larger relatives of the chipmunks that lack stripes on their backs and climb trees. They like to eat seeds, buds, mushrooms and some fruits. Probably both the Douglas’ squirrel and the red squirrel are referred to as tth’upsi’athun’.
- Binomial name
- [Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman) (Douglas’ squirrel) and/or T. hudsonicus (Erxleben) (red squirrel)]