squirrel
(noun) a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
squirrel
(noun) the fur of a squirrel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
squirrel (plural squirrels)
Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
(Scientology, often, disparaging) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
• scug (provincial)
squirrel (third-person singular simple present squirrels, present participle (UK, less common) squirrelling or squirreling, simple past and past participle (UK, less common) squirrelled or squirreled)
(transitive) To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
Source: Wiktionary
Squir"rel ( or ; 277), n. Etym: [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. écureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. Shine, v. i.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the famly Sciuridæ. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows.
Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel (Scirius Carolinensis) and its black variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel (S. cinereus, or S. niger) which is a large species, and variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see Chickaree); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see Chipmunk); and the California gray squirrel (S. fossor). Several other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European species (Sciurus vulgaris) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See Petaurist, and Phalanger.
2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder. Barking squirrel (Zoöl.), the prairie dog.
РFederation squirrel (Zo̦l.), the striped gopher. See Gopher, 2.
РFlying squirrel (Zo̦l.). See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary.
РJava squirrel (Zo̦l.). See Jelerang.
– Squirrel corn (Bot.), a North American herb (Dicantra Canadensis) bearing little yellow tubers.
– Squirrel cup (Bot.), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring.
РSquirrel fish (Zo̦l.) (a) A sea bass (Serranus fascicularis) of the Southern United States. (b) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides). (c) The redmouth, or grunt. (d) A market fish of Bermuda (Holocentrum Ascensione).
– Squirrel grass (Bot.), a pestiferous grass (Hordeum murinum) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death.
РSquirrel hake (Zo̦l.), a common American hake (Phycis tenuis); -- called also white hake.
РSquirrel hawk (Zo̦l.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species Archibuteo ferrugineus.
РSquirrel monkey. (Zo̦l.) (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b) A marmoset.
РSquirrel petaurus (Zo̦l.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying phalanger under Flying.
РSquirrel shrew (Zo̦l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel.
– Squirrel-tail grass (Bot.), a grass (Hordeum jubatum) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 November 2024
(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
