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squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the squirrel family): such as
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
any of numerous New or Old World arboreal forms having a long bushy tail and strong hind legs
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
ground squirrel
squirrel
verb(squir-rel)
to store up for future use —often used with away
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
a cage for a small animal (such as a squirrel) that contains a rotatable cylinder for exercising
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
something resembling the working of a squirrel cage in repetitiveness or endlessness
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
a North American herb (Dicentra canadensis) of the fumitory family with much-divided leaves and a scapose raceme of cream-colored flowers
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
any of several small soft-haired South American monkeys (genus Saimiri, especially S. sciureus of the family Cebidae) that have a long tail not used for grasping and are colored chiefly yellowish gray with a white face and black muzzle
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
a small-caliber rifle —called also squirrel gun
squirrel
phrasal verb(squir-rel)
to put (something) in a safe or secret place especially so that it can be kept for future use
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
either of two small nocturnal North American squirrels (Glaucomys volans and G. sabrinus) with folds of skin connecting the forelegs and hind legs that enable it to make long gliding leaps; also : any of various squirrels that possess a patagium
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
a common light gray to black squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) that is native to eastern North America and has been introduced into Great Britain and South Africa
squirrel
noun(squir-rel)
any of various burrowing North American and Eurasian rodents (especially genus Spermophilus) of the squirrel family that often live in colonies especially in open areas (such as grasslands) —called also spermophile

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