Associations to the word «Sciurus»

Wiktionary

SCIURUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Sciurinae   — the squirrels.
SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Sciuridae   — native to eastern North America, introduced and invasive elsewhere.
SCIURUS VULGARIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Sciuridae   — the red squirrel.

Dictionary definition

SCIURUS, noun. Type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels.

Wise words

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John Locke