APA: t̓ᶿəpsiʔaθən̓
Parse: √tth’ups=ayathun
Definition: squirrel
Scientific name: [Tamiasciurus douglasii (Bachman) (Douglas’ squirrel) and/or T. hudsonicus (Erxleben) (red squirrel)]
Ethnobiology: 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’.