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family Sciuridae

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Noun1.family Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
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
Petauristidae, subfamily Petauristidae - Old World flying squirrels
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