Meaning of SCIUROMORPHA
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| | Definition: | | [n] large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. |
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| | Synonyms: | | suborder Sciuromorpha |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, Aplodontiidae, Castoridae, family Aplodontiidae, family Castoridae, family Geomyidae, family Heteromyidae, family Sciuridae, Geomyidae, Heteromyidae, order Rodentia, Rodentia, Sciuridae | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Sci`u*ro*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. sciurus
squirrel + Gr. morfh` form.] (Zo["o]l.)
A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied
animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and
others.
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