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1. (n.) squirrel
any arboreal, bushy-tailed rodent of the family Sciuridae, esp. of the genus
Sciurus.
2. squirrel
any other member of the family Sciuridae, including ground squirrels, prairie dogs, and woodchucks.
3. squirrel
the meat of such an animal.
4. squirrel
the fur of such an animal.
5. (v.t.) squirrel
to store or hide (money, valuables, etc.) for the future, as squirrels store nuts and seeds for winter (often fol. by away).
Etymology: (1325–75; ME squirel < AF escuirel (OF escuireul) &indirdesc; VL *scūriolus, dim. of
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) squirrel
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
2. (noun) squirrel
the fur of a squirrel
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1. (noun) squirrel
a gray or brown animal with a bushy tail that lives in trees
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (verb) Squirrel
any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the family Sciuridae. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows
2. (verb) Squirrel
one of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder
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Sense: a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail.
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 Afrikaans: eekhoring |
 Arabic: سِنْجاب |
 Bulgarian: катерица |
 Brazilian: esquilo |
 Czech: veverka |
 German: das Eichhörnchen |
 Danish: egern |
 Greek: σκίουρος |
 Estonian: orav |
 Farsi: سنجاب |
 Finnish: orava |
 French: écureuil |
 Hebrew: סְנָאִי |
 Hindi: गिलहरी, चिखुरी |
 Croatian: vjeverica |
 Hungarian: mókus |
 Indonesian: tupai |
 Icelandic: íkorni |
 Italian: scoiattolo |
 Japanese: りす |
 Korean: 다람쥐 |
 Lithuanian: voverė |
 Latvian: vāvere |
 Malay: tupai |
 Dutch: eekhoren |
 Norwegian: ekorn |
 Polish: wiewiórka |
 Portuguese: esquilo |
 Romanian: veveriţă |
 Russian: белка |
 Slovak: veverička |
 Slovenian: veverica |
 Serbian: veverica |
 Swedish: ekorre |
 Thai: กระรอก |
 Turkish: sincap |
 Taiwanese: 松鼠 |
 Ukrainian: білка |
 Urdu: گلہری |
 Vietnamese: con sóc |
 Chinese: 松鼠 |
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