Flickertail (Noun)
Meaning
Of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The flickertail, a type of ground squirrel, was abundant in the open sagebrush and grassland areas of western North America.
- While traversing the dry grasslands of the Great Basin, wildlife observers spotted a flickertail scurrying for cover beneath a nearby shrub.
- Biologists studied the behavior of the flickertail in its native habitat to better understand its social structure and communication methods.
- A distinctive characteristic of the flickertail is its habit of flicking its tail while communicating danger or warning calls to fellow flickertails.
- On the open plains of the western United States and Canada, the flickertail ground squirrel skillfully adapted to coexist with predators in this unforgiving environment.