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    SCIURUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrelsplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Sciurus; Sciurus

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "Sciurus"):

    tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

    cat squirrel; eastern gray squirrel; eastern grey squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis (common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England)

    Sciurus griseus; western gray squirrel; western grey squirrel (large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States)

    eastern fox squirrel; fox squirrel; Sciurus niger (exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States)

    black squirrel (fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase)

    cat squirrel; red squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris (common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia)

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

    family Sciuridae; Sciuridae (a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)

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