Sciurus

Thesaurus

Noun

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Sciurus - type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrelsgenus Sciurusmammal genus - a genus of mammalstree squirrel - any typical arboreal squirrelfamily Sciuridae, Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophileseastern 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 Asia