squirrel
noun/ˈskwɪrəl/
/ˈskwɜːrəl/
- a small animal with a long, thick tail and red, grey or black fur. Squirrels eat nuts and live in trees. see also flying squirrel, ground squirrelTopics Animalsb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
- grey/gray
- red
- dart
- scamper
- scurry
- …
Word OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade’ + oura ‘tail’. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.
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