sciurine
nounEtymology From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.
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A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.
- Hypernyms
- sciurid
sciurine
adjUK /ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/
Etymology From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.
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Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
- Synonyms
- squirrellike