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GENUS SCIURUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
Synonyms:
genus Sciurus; Sciurus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Sciurus" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "genus 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 ("genus Sciurus" is a member of...):
family Sciuridae; Sciuridae (a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles)
