| NOUN | animal | Sciuridae, family Sciuridae | a mammal family of true squirrels including |
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| Meaning | A mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles. | |
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| Synonym | family Sciuridae | |
| Member of | Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha | large more or less primitive rodents |
| Members | Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilus, genus Spermophilus | typical ground squirrels |
| Cynomys, genus Cynomys | prairie dogs | |
| Eutamias, genus Eutamias | chipmunks of western America and Asia | |
| Glaucomys, genus Glaucomys | New World flying squirrels | |
| Marmota, genus Marmota | marmots | |
| Petauristidae, subfamily Petauristidae | Old World flying squirrels | |
| Sciurus, genus Sciurus | type genus of the Sciuridae | |
| Tamias, genus Tamias | chipmunks of eastern North America | |
| Tamiasciurus, genus Tamiasciurus | American red squirrels | |
| squirrel | A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail | |
| Broader | mammal family | A family of mammals |
| Spanish | esciúridos, familia Sciuridae, Sciuridae | |
| Catalan | Esciúrid, esciúrids, Sciuridae | |
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