sciurid

sciurid
sciurid [sī yoor′id]
n.
< L sciurus,SQUIRREL + -ID
any of a family (Sciuridae) of rodents including the squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots
sciuroid
adj.

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sci·u·rid (sīʹyo͝o-rĭd') adj.
Of, belonging to, or resembling the Sciuridae, a family of rodents that includes the squirrels and related mammals.
n.
A sciurid rodent.
  [From New Latin Sciūridae, family name, from Latin sciūrus, squirrel. See squirrel.]   sciʹu·rine (-rīn') adj. sciʹu·roid (sīʹyo͝o-roid', sī-yo͝orʹoid) adj.

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