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Definition of Sciurine
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family.
Definition of Sciurine
1. Adjective. Pertaining to squirrels ¹
2. Noun. A member of the squirrel family. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sciurine
1. a rodent of the squirrel family [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sciurine
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sciurine
Literary usage of Sciurine
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Stoddart's Encyclopaedia Americana: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by American supplement, Encyclopaedia britannica (1883)
"The tibia and fibula unite below in old age, contrary to the rule in the sciurine
series of rodents; still, it is not that true ankylosis which occurs in ..."
2. Nature by Norman Lockyer, Nature Publishing Group (1875)
"... its structure and position, in which he came to the conclusion that this
peculiar form of Rodents should be either referred to the sciurine group of ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"The greater number of the animals of this order found within Central American
limits belong to the sciurine and. Murine groups, which have spread southwards ..."
4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... osseous symphysis ; the femur varies considerably in form, and there is
generally a well-defined third trochanter ; in the sciurine and ..."
5. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1839)
"... to which the appellation Petaurus was proposed to be restricted: the members
of this group have in all thirty-four teeth. Lastly, the sciurine ..."
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