red squirrel

noun

a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America.

Also called chickaree.

Origin of red squirrel

An Americanism dating back to 1630–40

Words nearby red squirrel

Red Spot, red-spotted purple, red spruce, Red Square, red squill, red squirrel, red star, redstart, red state, Redstone, red stuff

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Example sentences from the Web for red squirrel

It is a little darker in colour than the Red-squirrel of the East, but I find no other difference.
Wild Animals at Home|Ernest Thompson Seton
The widest spread is probably the red-squirrel; but the best known in the United States is the common gray-squirrel.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America
It is a creature of amazing agility, so much so that it commonly runs down the Red-squirrel among the tree tops.
Wild Animals at Home|Ernest Thompson Seton
"Him and me's chums," my small sister said of the red-squirrel that hung around the log-barn.
Forest Neighbors|William Davenport Hulbert

British Dictionary definitions for red squirrel

red squirrel

noun

a reddish-brown squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, inhabiting woodlands of Europe and parts of Asia

American red squirrel or chickaree either of two reddish-brown squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus or T. douglasii, inhabiting forests of North America

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单词	red squirrel
释义	red squirrel noun a reddish squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, of North America. Also called chickaree. Origin of red squirrel An Americanism dating back to 1630–40 Words nearby red squirrel Red Spot, red-spotted purple, red spruce, Red Square, red squill, red squirrel, red star, redstart, red state, Redstone, red stuff Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for red squirrel It is a little darker in colour than the Red-squirrel of the East, but I find no other difference. Wild Animals at Home\|Ernest Thompson Seton The widest spread is probably the red-squirrel; but the best known in the United States is the common gray-squirrel. Boy Scouts Handbook\|Boy Scouts of America It is a creature of amazing agility, so much so that it commonly runs down the Red-squirrel among the tree tops. Wild Animals at Home\|Ernest Thompson Seton "Him and me's chums," my small sister said of the red-squirrel that hung around the log-barn. Forest Neighbors\|William Davenport Hulbert British Dictionary definitions for red squirrel red squirrel noun a reddish-brown squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, inhabiting woodlands of Europe and parts of Asia American red squirrel or chickaree either of two reddish-brown squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus or T. douglasii, inhabiting forests of North America Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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