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Definition of Sciurus niger
1. Noun. Exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States.
Exact synonyms: Eastern Fox Squirrel, Fox Squirrel
Generic synonyms: Tree Squirrel
Group relationships: Genus Sciurus, Sciurus
Generic synonyms: Tree Squirrel
Group relationships: Genus Sciurus, Sciurus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sciurus Niger
Literary usage of Sciurus niger
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1916)
"sciurus niger rufiventer (Sciurus cinereus ludovicianus). ... sciurus niger
rufiventer or S. carolinensis carolinensis ("Western Gray Squirrel"). ..."
2. The Viviparious Quadrupeds of North America by John James Audubon, John Bachman (1846)
"sciurus niger.—LINN. BLACK SQUIRREL. PLATE XXXIV.—Male and Female. Natural size.
... sciurus niger, Godman, Nat. Hist., vol. ii., p. 133. ..."
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