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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:
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)