sciurine
Meanings
adj
- Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
noun
- A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.
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Etymology
From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.
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