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• Squirrel-toothed Rat — Temporal range: Pleistocene to Recent Conservation status Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] …   Wikipedia

• squirrel — early 14c., from Anglo Fr. esquirel, O.Fr. escurel (Fr. écureuil), from V.L. *scuriolus, dim. of *scurius squirrel, variant of L. sciurus, from Gk. skiouros a squirrel, lit. shadow tailed, from skia shadow (see SHINE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• Squirrel — Taxobox name = Squirrel image width = 250px image caption = Eastern Gray Squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Sciuridae subdivision ranks = Genera subdivision = Many, see… …   Wikipedia

• squirrel — squirrelish, squirrellike, adj. /skwerr euhl, skwur / or, esp. Brit., /skwir euhl/, n., pl. squirrels, (esp. collectively) squirrel, v., squirreled, squirreling or (esp. Brit.) squirrelled, squirrelling. n. 1. any of numerous arboreal, bushy… …   Universalium

• squirrel monkey — either of two small, long tailed monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii of Central America and S. sciureus of South America, having a small white face with black muzzle and gold, brown, or greenish fur: S. oerstedii is endangered. [1765 75] * * * Any of… …   Universalium

• squirrel — I. /ˈskwɪrəl / (say skwiruhl) noun 1. any of the arboreal, bushy tailed rodents constituting the genus Sciurus (family Sciuridae), as the red squirrel, S. vulgaris, of Europe (including Britain) and Asia, and the grey squirrel, S. carolinensis,… …  

• squirrel-tail — squirrˈel tail noun 1. A grass (Hordeum marinum) of European marshland with long hairlike awns (in full squirrel tail grass) 2. A broad tailed lobworm (Walton) 3. A cap of squirrel skins, with a tail hanging down behind • • • Main Entry:… …   Useful english dictionary

• squirrel — squir•rel [[t]ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr [/t]] esp. brit. [[t]ˈskwɪr əl[/t]] n. pl. rels, (esp. collectively) rel, 1) mam any arboreal, bushy tailed rodent of the family Sciuridae, esp. of the genus Sciurus[/ex] 2) mam any other member of the family… …   From formal English to slang

• squirrel — squir·rel || skwÉœrÉ™l / skwɪr v. hoard, gather for use in a time of need (money, food, etc.) n. small bushy tailed rodent …   English contemporary dictionary

• squirrel monkey — squir′rel mon key n. zool. mam either of two small, long tailed monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii of Central America and S. sciureus of South America, having a small white face with a black muzzle • Etymology: 1765–75 …   From formal English to slang