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Definition of American red squirrel
1. Noun. Of northern United States and Canada.
Generic synonyms: Tree Squirrel
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Red Squirrel
Literary usage of American red squirrel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Products: Their Preparation, Commercial Uses, and Value by Peter Lund Simmonds (1877)
"... and as well suited for gloves as the very best kid, which the skin somewhat
resembles, but is much finer. The North American red squirrel ..."
2. The Natural History of the Raw Materials of Commerce: With a Copious List of by John Yeats (1878)
"Besides the common squirrel ; Sciurus cinereus, the grey squirrel ; S. niger,
the black ; S. Caroliniensis and S. Hudsonius, the American red squirrel, ..."
3. The National Standard Encyclopedia: A Dictionary of Literature, the Sciences (1888)
"The Sciurus hudsonius, or American red squirrel. Chickasaws. shik'ah-sauz.
A tribe of N. American Indians, originally occupying the country between the Ohio ..."
4. White's People's Webster: A Dictionary of the English Language, Giving the by M. White, Noah Webster (1899)
"American red squirrel. chick'en-hearted, a. Cowardly. chick'en-pox, n. An eruptive
disease. chick'pea,n. Akind of degenerate pea. chick'weed, n. ..."
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