单词 | sciurid |
释义 | sciuridn.adj. Zoology. A. n. Any of numerous rodents constituting the family Sciuridae, which comprises the true squirrels (tree squirrels, flying squirrels, ground squirrels, marmots, and related forms); a squirrel. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) aquernea800 squirrel?a1366 bun1587 con?1590 scorel1671 sciurine1841 sciurid1907 1907 H. F. Osborn Evol. Mammalian Molar Teeth vii. 146 The primitive Oligocene Sciurid of Fig. 105. 1991 W. G. Winkler in G. M. Baer Nat. Hist. Rabies (ed. 2) xxi. 407 Furious, aggressive rabies in a rodent species, such as a sciurid, that is normally very active, can be an alarming sight. 2012 D. Naughton Nat. Hist. Canad. Mammals 15/2 Most sciurids are diurnal, the flying squirrels being notable exceptions. B. adj. Of or relating to squirrels or the family Sciuridae; characteristic of sciurids. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [adjective] > of or relating to rodents > of family Sciuromorpha sciuromorph1877 sciuromorphic1877 sciuromorphine1893 sciurid1910 1910 Bull. Amer. Museum Nat. Hist. 28 44 Teeth brachyodont, sciurid in pattern. 1963 Jrnl. Paleontol. 37 688 During geologic mapping of Tertiary strata..Dr. R. E. Stevenson collected a sciurid lower jaw. 2011 Wisconsin State Jrnl. (Nexis) 8 Aug. a2 This alert call is characteristic of the ground-dwelling sciurid rodents. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1907 |
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