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    SCIURIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    A mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophilesplay

    Synonyms:

    family Sciuridae; Sciuridae

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    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Sciuridae" is a kind of...):

    mammal family (a family of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "Sciuridae"):

    squirrel (a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail)

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

    genus Tamiasciurus; Tamiasciurus (American red squirrels)

    Citellus; genus Citellus; genus Spermophilus; Spermophilus (typical ground squirrels)

    Cynomys; genus Cynomys (prairie dogs)

    genus Tamias; Tamias (chipmunks of eastern North America)

    Eutamias; genus Eutamias (chipmunks of western America and Asia)

    genus Glaucomys; Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels)

    genus Marmota; Marmota (marmots)

    Petauristidae; subfamily Petauristidae (Old World flying squirrels)

    Holonyms ("Sciuridae" is a member of...):

    Sciuromorpha; suborder Sciuromorpha (large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.)

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