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Meaning of SCIURUS

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
 
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 Synonyms: genus Sciurus
 
 See Also: black squirrel, cat squirrel, eastern fox squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, family Sciuridae, fox squirrel, mammal genus, red squirrel, Sciuridae, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus griseus, Sciurus niger, Sciurus vulgaris, tree squirrel, western gray squirrel

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Sci*u"rus\, n. [L., a squirrel, Gr. ?. See {Squirrel}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of rodents comprising the common squirrels.
 

 

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