| Definition of 'sciuridae' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Sciuridae, family Sciuridae
a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
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| Definition of 'sciuridae' |
U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. sciuridae
A family of the order Rodentia which contains 49 genera. Some of the more common genera are MARMOTA, which includes the marmot and woodchuck; Sciurus, the gray squirrel, S. carolinensis, and the fox squirrel, S. niger; Tamias, the eastern and western chipmunk; and Tamiasciurus, the red squirrel. The flying squirrels, except the scaly-tailed Anomaluridae, also belong to this family.
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