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| any of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large ears; some are hosts for Ixodes pacificus and Ixodes scapularis (Lyme disease ticks) | ||||
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| short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches | ||||
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| a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably) |