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sciurine(dictionary)

sciurine (iou)



sciurine adjective & noun. M19.
[from Latin sciurus from Greek skiouros (from skia shadow + oura tail) + -INE1.]
A. adjective. Resembling or of the nature of a squirrel; spec. of, pertaining to, or designating the subfamily Sciurinae of squirrels. M19.
b. noun. A sciurine rodent; a squirrel. M19.