English > genus Sciurus: 1 sense > noun 1, animalMeaning | type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels. |
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Synonym | Sciurus |
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Member of | Sciuridae, family Sciuridae | A mammal family of true squirrels including |
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Members | black squirrel | fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase |
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eastern grey squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis | Common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America |
fox squirrel, eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger | exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States |
red squirrel, cat squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris | Common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia |
tree squirrel | Any typical arboreal squirrel |
western grey squirrel, western gray squirrel, Sciurus griseus | Large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States |
Broader | mammal genus | A genus of mammals |
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Spanish | género Sciurus, genus sciurus, sciurus, Sciurus |
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Catalan | genus sciurus, sciurus |
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