sciurineadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈsʌɪjᵿrʌɪn/,

/ˈsʌɪjᵿrɪn/, U.S.

/ˈsaɪ(j)əˌrin/,

/ˈsaɪ(j)ərən/

Forms: (Zoology) also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Sciurus , -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Sciurus, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 63): see below) + -ine suffix¹, after either scientific Latin Sciurini (1825 or earlier) or Sciurinae (1791 or earlier), former family names (now names respectively of the tribe and subfamily to which squirrels belong).The genus name scientific Latin Sciurus is < classical Latin sciūrus squirrel < Hellenistic Greek σκίουρος squirrel < ancient Greek σκιά shadow (see scio- comb. form) + οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²).

A. adj.

Of or relating to squirrels or to the squirrel family; resembling or characteristic of a squirrel; (Zoology) of or relating to the tribe Sciurini (which comprises the typical tree squirrels) or the subfamily Sciurinae (which includes in addition the flying squirrels).

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [adjective] > of or relating to rodents > of family Sciuromorpha > of or relating to genus Sciurus

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1838 R. Owen Descriptive Catal. Physiol. Series Mus. Royal Coll. Surgeons IV. 77 The vesicular glands are remarkable in the Sciurine family of Rodents for their small size.

1859–62 J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. (1868) I. 212 The Sciurine Petaurist (Petaurus sciureus) or Sugar Squirrel.

1877 E. Coues & J. A. Allen Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia (U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories, vol. XI) 830 It is at once recognizable by..its general Sciurine form.

1933 Condor 35 29 The few samples of contemporaneous sciurine fauna (striped ground squirrels) I had time to collect were normal in appearance.

1936 E. Sackville-West Flame in Sunlight 290 His sciurine hoarding of books and papers.

1962 Harvard Alumni Bull. 26 May 644/1 A squirrel would squat on the branch above the string and pull it in, hand over hand... This sciurine phase of my studies of animal behavior came to an end in the spring vacation.

2010 J. Bridcut Faber Pocket Guide to Britten 412 Acknowledgements... Pam Wheeler, whose uncommonly sciurine memories at the Britten-Pears Library are a rich resource.

B. n.

Zoology. A sciurine rodent; a squirrel.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel)

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1841 Calcutta Jrnl. Nat. Hist. No. 7. 406 It [sc. the Orál] does not feed on grain of any kind, nor hoard provision, which is an instinctive trait in the Sciurines of cold countries.

1877 F. V. Hayden Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories XI. 553 It resembles in superficial aspect the skull of certain typical Sciurines.

1969 Q. Rev. Biol. 44 41/2 Sciurines abound throughout the forested parts of the Brazilian Subregion.

2005 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. 25 232/2 The distal end of the bone is not broadened as much as in marmotines and is within the range of sciurines.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sciurine
释义	sciurineadj.n. Brit. /ˈsʌɪjᵿrʌɪn/, /ˈsʌɪjᵿrɪn/, U.S. /ˈsaɪ(j)əˌrin/, /ˈsaɪ(j)ərən/ Forms: (Zoology) also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Sciurus , -ine suffix¹. Etymology: < scientific Latin Sciurus, genus name ( Linnaeus Systema naturæ (ed. 10, 1758) I. 63): see below) + -ine suffix¹, after either scientific Latin Sciurini (1825 or earlier) or Sciurinae (1791 or earlier), former family names (now names respectively of the tribe and subfamily to which squirrels belong).The genus name scientific Latin Sciurus is < classical Latin sciūrus squirrel < Hellenistic Greek σκίουρος squirrel < ancient Greek σκιά shadow (see scio- comb. form) + οὐρά tail (see uro- comb. form²). A. adj. Of or relating to squirrels or to the squirrel family; resembling or characteristic of a squirrel; (Zoology) of or relating to the tribe Sciurini (which comprises the typical tree squirrels) or the subfamily Sciurinae (which includes in addition the flying squirrels). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [adjective] > of or relating to rodents > of family Sciuromorpha > of or relating to genus Sciurus sciurine1838 1838 R. Owen Descriptive Catal. Physiol. Series Mus. Royal Coll. Surgeons IV. 77 The vesicular glands are remarkable in the Sciurine family of Rodents for their small size. 1859–62 J. Richardson et al. Museum Nat. Hist. (1868) I. 212 The Sciurine Petaurist (Petaurus sciureus) or Sugar Squirrel. 1877 E. Coues & J. A. Allen Monogr. N. Amer. Rodentia (U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories, vol. XI) 830 It is at once recognizable by..its general Sciurine form. 1933 Condor 35 29 The few samples of contemporaneous sciurine fauna (striped ground squirrels) I had time to collect were normal in appearance. 1936 E. Sackville-West Flame in Sunlight 290 His sciurine hoarding of books and papers. 1962 Harvard Alumni Bull. 26 May 644/1 A squirrel would squat on the branch above the string and pull it in, hand over hand... This sciurine phase of my studies of animal behavior came to an end in the spring vacation. 2010 J. Bridcut Faber Pocket Guide to Britten 412 Acknowledgements... Pam Wheeler, whose uncommonly sciurine memories at the Britten-Pears Library are a rich resource. B. n. Zoology. A sciurine rodent; 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 1841 Calcutta Jrnl. Nat. Hist. No. 7. 406 It [sc. the Orál] does not feed on grain of any kind, nor hoard provision, which is an instinctive trait in the Sciurines of cold countries. 1877 F. V. Hayden Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Territories XI. 553 It resembles in superficial aspect the skull of certain typical Sciurines. 1969 Q. Rev. Biol. 44 41/2 Sciurines abound throughout the forested parts of the Brazilian Subregion. 2005 Jrnl. Vertebr. Paleontol. 25 232/2 The distal end of the bone is not broadened as much as in marmotines and is within the range of sciurines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1838
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