Definition of sciuridae Sciuridae
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What does sciuridae mean?
WordNet
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| sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles | ||
| family Sciuridae | ||
| mammal family a family of mammals | ||
| sciuromorpha, suborder sciuromorpha large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. | ||
| squirrel a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail | ||
| genus sciurus, sciurus type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels | ||
| genus tamiasciurus, tamiasciurus American red squirrels | ||
| citellus, genus citellus, genus spermophilus, spermophilus typical ground squirrels | ||
| cynomys, genus cynomys prairie dogs | ||
| genus tamias, tamias chipmunks of eastern North America | ||
| eutamias, genus eutamias chipmunks of western America and Asia | ||
| genus glaucomys, glaucomys New World flying squirrels | ||
| genus marmota, marmota marmots | ||
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Part of speech
🔤- sciuridae, noun, singular of sciuridaes.
