HyperDic: sciurus

English > 1 sense of the word Sciurus:
NOUNanimalSciurus, genus Sciurustype genus of the Sciuridae
English > Sciurus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningtype genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels.
Synonymgenus Sciurus
Member ofSciuridae, family SciuridaeA mammal family of true squirrels including
Membersblack squirrelfox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase
eastern grey squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus carolinensisCommon medium-large squirrel of eastern North America
fox squirrel, eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus nigerexceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
red squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus vulgarisCommon reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
tree squirrelAny typical arboreal squirrel
western grey squirrel, western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseusLarge grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
Broadermammal genusA genus of mammals
Spanishgénero Sciurus, genus sciurus, sciurus, Sciurus
Catalangenus sciurus, sciurus

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