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Definition of Sciurus
1. Noun. Type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Member holonyms: Tree Squirrel, Cat Squirrel, Eastern Gray Squirrel, Eastern Grey Squirrel, Sciurus Carolinensis, Sciurus Griseus, Western Gray Squirrel, Western Grey Squirrel, Eastern Fox Squirrel, Fox Squirrel, Sciurus Niger, Black Squirrel, Cat Squirrel, Red Squirrel, Sciurus Vulgaris
Group relationships: Family Sciuridae, Sciuridae
Definition of Sciurus
1. n. A genus of rodents comprising the common squirrels.
Medical Definition of Sciurus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sciurus
Literary usage of Sciurus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. List of North American Land Mammals in the United States National Museum, 1911 by Gerrit Smith Miller (1912)
"*sciurus griseus griseus Ord. 1818. sciurus griseus ORD, Journ. de phys., vol.
... sciurus fossor anthonyi MEARNS, Preliminary diagnosi of new mammals of ..."
2. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1842)
"sciurus maximus, the Malabar Squirrel. Habits, fyc.— Sonnerat appears to have
been the first zoologist who observed this richly coloured species, ..."
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