Squirrel Definition
skwûrəl, skwŭr-
squirreled, squirreling, squirrelled, squirrelling, squirrels
noun
Any of various arboreal rodents of the tribe Sciurini and especially of the genus Sciurus, characteristically having a long flexible bushy tail.
American Heritage
Any of a family (Sciuridae) of small rodents living in trees, on the ground, or in burrows and usually having a long, bushy tail, including flying squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots; esp., a tree squirrel.
Webster's New World
The fur of some of these animals.
Webster's New World
verb
To store, hide, or hoard.
Webster's New World
To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Squirrel
Noun
Singular:
squirrel
Plural:
squirrelsOrigin of Squirrel
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From Old French esquirel, escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, variant of Latin sciurus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skiouros). Displaced native Middle English aquerne, from Old English acweorna.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English squirel from Anglo-Norman esquirel from Vulgar Latin scūriolus diminutive of *scūrius alteration of Latin sciūrus from Greek skiouros skiā shadow ourā tail ors- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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