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CAT SQUIRREL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England

Synonyms:

cat squirrel; eastern gray squirrel; eastern grey squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cat squirrel" is a kind of...):

tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

Holonyms ("cat squirrel" is a member of...):

genus Sciurus; Sciurus (type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

Synonyms:

cat squirrel; red squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("cat squirrel" is a kind of...):

tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

Holonyms ("cat squirrel" is a member of...):

genus Sciurus; Sciurus (type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)

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