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squirrel

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Red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Englishsquirel,squyrelle, fromAnglo-Normanesquirel andOld Frenchescurel (whenceFrenchécureuil), fromVulgar Latin*scūriolus, diminutive of*scūrius, variant ofLatinsciūrus, fromAncient Greekσκίουρος(skíouros,“shadow-tail”,fromσκιά(skiá,“shadow”) +‎οὐρά(ourá,“tail”)).

Displaced nativeMiddle Englishacquerne,aquerne, fromOld Englishācweorna.

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Noun

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squirrel (pluralsquirrels)

  2. Any of therodents of the familySciuridae.
    Synonym:sciurid
    Hypernyms:rodent <mammal <animal <critter,creature
    Hyponyms:chipmunk;groundhog,woodchuck;marmot
    treesquirrels;  groundsquirrels;  flyingsquirrels
    2. (especially, when without aqualifier) Any of those distinguished typically by a largebushy tail; any of the tree squirrels of subfamilySciurinae orphenotypically similar sciurids.
      Synonym:scug(provincial)
      Hyponym:squirreless(rare)
      Coordinate terms:chipmunk;groundhog,woodchuck;marmot
    • 1865, Henry David Thoreau,Cape Cod, Chapter IX, "The Sea and the Desert", page187:
      He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but nosquirrels.
  3. Someone who displays squirrel-like qualities such as stealing or hoarding objects.
  4. One of the smallrollers of acardingmachine which work with the largecylinder.
  5. (Scientology, often derogatory) A person, usually afreezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in aheterodox manner.

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rodent

Verb

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squirrel (third-person singular simple presentsquirrels,present participle(US)squirrelingor(UK)squirrelling,simple past and past participle(US)squirreledor(UK)squirrelled)

  1. (transitive) To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
  2. (intransitive) To become distracted

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to store in a secretive manner
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