squir·rel (skwûr  l, skw r-)n. 1. Any of various arboreal rodents of the genus Sciurus and related genera of the family Sciuridae, having a long flexible bushy tail and including the fox squirrel, gray squirrel, and red squirrel. Also called tree squirrel. 2. Any of various other rodents of the family Sciuridae, as the ground squirrel or the flying squirrel. 3. The fur of one of these rodents. tr.v. squir·reled or squir·relled, squir·rel·ing or squir·rel·ling, squir·rels To hide or store: squirreled away her money. [Middle English squirel, from Anglo-Norman esquirel, from Vulgar Latin *sc  riolus, diminutive of *scrius, alteration of Latin scirus, from Greek skiouros : ski , shadow + our, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.] |
squirrel [ˈskwɪrəl (US) ˈskwɜːrəl ˈskwʌr-]
n pl -rels, -rel
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any arboreal sciurine rodent of the genus Sciurus, such as S. vulgaris (red squirrel) or S. carolinensis (grey squirrel), having a bushy tail and feeding on nuts, seeds, etc Related adj sciurine
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any other rodent of the family Sciuridae, such as a ground squirrel or a marmot
3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fur of such an animal
4. Informal a person who hoards things
vb -rels, -relling, -relled esp US, -rels -reling, -reled
(tr; usually foll by away) Informal to store for future use; hoard
[from Old French esquireul, from Late Latin sciūrus, from Greek skiouros, from skia shadow + oura tail]
squirrel-like adj
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tailgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing tree squirrel - any typical arboreal squirrel family Sciuridae, Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles spermophile, ground squirrel, gopher - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops eastern chipmunk, ground squirrel, hackee, striped squirrel, Tamias striatus - small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches chipmunk - a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body baranduki, baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus - terrestrial Siberian squirrel American flying squirrel - New World flying squirrels Asiatic flying squirrel - nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps |
| 2. | squirrel - the fur of a squirrel |
squirrel
verb
noun Translations
squirrel [ˈskwɪrəl] N (squirrels or squirrel (pl)) → ardilla f
squirrel away VT + ADV [+ nuts etc] → almacenar
squirrel [ˈskwɪrəl]
squirrel [ˈskwɪr/əl] n → scoiattolo
red squirrel → scoiattolo eurasiatico
grey squirrel → scoiattolo grigio
red squirrel → scoiattolo eurasiatico
grey squirrel → scoiattolo grigio
n squirrel [ˈskwirəl, (American ) ˈskwə:rəl]
a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail. eekhoring سِنْجاب катерица veverka egern das Eichhörnchen σκίουρος orav سنجاب orava écureuil סְנָאִי गिलहरी, चिखुरी vjeverica mókus tupai íkorni scoiattolo りす 다람쥐 voverė vāvere tupai eekhoren ekorn wiewiórka esquilo veveriţă белка veverička veverica veverica ekorre กระรอก sincap 松鼠 білка گلہری con sóc 松鼠
squirrel → سِنجاب veverka egern Eichhörnchen σκίουρος ardilla orava écureuil vjeverica scoiattolo リス 다람쥐 eekhoorn ekorn wiewiórka esquilo белка ekorre กระรอก sincap con sóc 松鼠
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