squirrel : Idioms & Phrases

• noun New World flying squirrels
  

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• noun of northern United States and Canada
  Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; American red squirrel; Sciurus hudsonicus; red squirrel.
  

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• noun small ground squirrel of western United States
  antelope squirrel; Citellus leucurus; antelope chipmunk.
  

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• noun large ground squirrel of the North American far north
  Arctic ground squirrel; Citellus parryi.
  

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• noun nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps
  

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• (Zoöl.), the prairie dog.

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• noun fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase
  

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• noun common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
  cat squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris.
  
• noun common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
  eastern gray squirrel; cat squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis.
  

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Chip"ping squir"rel

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1. See Chipmunk.

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• noun far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
  Tamiasciurus douglasi; chickeree.
  

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• noun exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
  Sciurus niger; eastern fox squirrel.
  

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• noun common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
  eastern gray squirrel; cat squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis.
  

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• noun common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
  eastern gray squirrel; cat squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the striped gopher. See Gopher, 2.

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• noun nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
  flying phalanger; flying opossum.
  

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• (Zoöl.). See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary.
• (Zoöl.) See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary.

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• noun exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
  Sciurus niger; eastern fox squirrel.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a large North American squirrel (Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is more common.

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• noun small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
  Tamias striatus; ground squirrel; eastern chipmunk; hackee.
  
• noun any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
  spermophile; gopher.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the genera Tamias and Spermophilus, having cheek pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied Western species. See Chipmunk, and Gopher. (b) Any species of the African genus Xerus, allied to Tamias.

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• (Zoöl.). See Jelerang.

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• noun common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America; resembles a large chipmunk
  Citellus lateralis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a ground squirrel or spermophile.

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• noun large flying squirrel; chiefly of Canada
  Glaucomys sabrinus.
  

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• noun large ground squirrel of the North American far north
  Arctic ground squirrel; Citellus parryi.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a Java squirrel (Sciurus plantani) which feeds upon plantains.

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• (Zoöl.), any American ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; called also gopher.

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• noun of northern United States and Canada
  Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; American red squirrel; Sciurus hudsonicus; red squirrel.
  
• noun common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
  cat squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the chickaree.

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• noun of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
  Citellus richardsoni; flickertail.
  

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• noun large grey ground squirrel of rocky areas of the southwestern United States
  Citellus variegatus.
  

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• noun small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States
  Glaucomys volans.
  

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• noun of northern United States and Canada
  Tamiasciurus hudsonicus; American red squirrel; Sciurus hudsonicus; red squirrel.
  

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• verb save up as for future use
  cache; stash; lay away; hive up; hoard.
  

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• noun cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it
  

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• noun American plant with cream-colored flowers and tuberous roots resembling kernels of corn
  Dicentra canadensis.
  

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• (Bot.), a North American herb (Dicantra Canadensis) bearing little yellow tubers.

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• (Bot.), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring.

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• (Zoöl.) (a) A sea bass (Serranus fascicularis) of the Southern United States . (b) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides) . (c) The redmouth, or grunt . (d) A market fish of Bermuda (Holocentrum Ascensione).

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• (Bot.), a pestiferous grass (Hordeum murinum) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death.

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• (Zoöl.), a common American hake (Phycis tenuis); called also white hake.

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• (Zoöl.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species Archibuteo ferrugineus.

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• noun small long-tailed monkey of Central American and South America with greenish fur and black muzzle
  Saimiri sciureus.
  

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• . (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b) A marmoset.

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• (Zoöl.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying phalanger under Flying.

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel.

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• noun feathery fern of tropical Asia and Malaysia
  ball fern; Davallia Mariesii; Davalia bullata mariesii; Davalia bullata.
  

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• adjective satellite having the approximate size of a squirrel
  

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• (Bot.), a grass (Hordeum jubatum) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns.

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• noun small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
  Tamias striatus; ground squirrel; eastern chipmunk; hackee.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the chipmunk.

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• (Zoöl.), an Australian flying phalanger (Belideus sciureus), having a long bushy tail and a large parachute. It resembles a flying squirrel. See Illust. under Phlanger.

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• noun any typical arboreal squirrel
  

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• noun large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
  Sciurus griseus; western gray squirrel.
  

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• noun large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
  Sciurus griseus; western gray squirrel.
  

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• noun small ground squirrel of western United States
  antelope squirrel; Citellus leucurus; antelope chipmunk.
  

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