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Definition of Family sciuridae
1. Noun. A mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles.
Exact synonyms: Sciuridae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Sciuromorpha, Suborder Sciuromorpha
Member holonyms: Squirrel, Genus Sciurus, Sciurus, Genus Tamiasciurus, Tamiasciurus, Citellus, Genus Citellus, Genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus, Cynomys, Genus Cynomys, Genus Tamias, Tamias, Eutamias, Genus Eutamias, Genus Glaucomys, Glaucomys, Genus Marmota, Marmota, Petauristidae, Subfamily Petauristidae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Sciuromorpha, Suborder Sciuromorpha
Member holonyms: Squirrel, Genus Sciurus, Sciurus, Genus Tamiasciurus, Tamiasciurus, Citellus, Genus Citellus, Genus Spermophilus, Spermophilus, Cynomys, Genus Cynomys, Genus Tamias, Tamias, Eutamias, Genus Eutamias, Genus Glaucomys, Glaucomys, Genus Marmota, Marmota, Petauristidae, Subfamily Petauristidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Sciuridae
Literary usage of Family sciuridae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forage and Fiber Crops in America by Thomas Forsyth Hunt (1907)
"SPERMOPHILUS (meaning "seed lover''), belonging to the squirrel family (Sciuridae),
and comprising about 73 species and sub-species in the western states, ..."
2. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"... with one of doubtful affinities in Trinidad and Central America, In the squirrel
family (Sciuridae), Cynomys, the prairie-dogs, are peculiar; ..."
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