tree squirrel

/tri ˌskwʌr(ə)l/
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Other forms: tree squirrels

Definitions of tree squirrel
  1. noun
    any typical arboreal squirrel
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    Sciurus carolinensis, cat squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, eastern grey squirrel
    common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
    Sciurus griseus, western gray squirrel, western grey squirrel
    large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
    Sciurus niger, eastern fox squirrel, fox squirrel
    exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
    black squirrel
    fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase
    Sciurus vulgaris, cat squirrel, red squirrel
    common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
    American red squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, red squirrel, spruce squirrel
    of northern United States and Canada
    Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi, chickeree
    far western United States counterpart of the red squirrel
    type of:
    squirrel
    a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
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