sciuroid
/ˈsʌɪjʊrɔɪd/adjective
1 Zoology. Of, relating to, or resembling (that of) squirrels.
2 Botany. Of a part of a plant: curved like a squirrel's tail. rare.
noun
Chiefly Palaeontology. A sciuroid rodent.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From scientific Latin Sciurus, genus name + -oid.
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