SCIUROID

Etymology

Adjective

sciuroid (comparative more sciuroid, superlative most sciuroid)

(zoology) Resembling a squirrel.

(botany) Resembling the tail of a squirrel, as branches which are close and dense, or spikes of grass like barley.

Anagrams

• Dioscuri

Source: Wiktionary


Sci"u*roid, a. Etym: [Sciurus + -oid.] (Bot.)

Definition: Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass like barley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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