Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various rodents of the family Sciuridae, which includes the squirrels, prairie dogs, and marmots.
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- noun zoology Any member of the
Sciuridae .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Sciūridae, family name, from Latin sciūrus, squirrel; see squirrel.]
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