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sciurine.

Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsaɪjʊɹɪn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.

noun/ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/Received-Pronunciation/ˈsaɪjʊɹɪn/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.

Where this word comes from

From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.

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