tree squirrel

tree squirrel

n. See squirrel.

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Noun

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tree squirrel - any typical arboreal squirrel squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tailgenus Sciurus, Sciurus - type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrelseastern gray squirrel, eastern grey squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, cat squirrel - common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into EnglandSciurus griseus, western gray squirrel, western grey squirrel - large grey squirrel of far western areas of United Stateseastern fox squirrel, fox squirrel, Sciurus niger - exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United Statesblack squirrel - fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phasecat squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris, red squirrel - common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of AsiaAmerican red squirrel, red squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus, spruce squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus - of northern United States and Canadachickeree, Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi - far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel