ハタリスじ字FuriganaAudioMeanings1nounground squirrel; Daurian ground squirrelusually written using kana aloneRefers to ground squirrels, especially the Daurian ground squirrel (Spermophilus dauricus). The word is usually written in katakana.ハタリスは草そう原げんに巣す穴あなを掘ほる。Break this sentence down in the analyzerGround squirrels dig burrows in grasslands.ダウリアハタリスは中ちゅう国ごく北ほく部ぶやモンゴルに生せい息そくしている。Break this sentence down in the analyzerThe Daurian ground squirrel inhabits northern China and Mongolia.