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squir·rel
(skwûr′əl, skwŭr′-)n.
1. Any of various arboreal rodents of the tribe Sciurini and especially of the genus Sciurus, characteristically having a long flexible bushy tail. Also called tree squirrel.
2. Any of various other rodents of the family Sciuridae, such as the ground squirrels and the flying squirrels.
3. The fur of one of these rodents.
tr.v. squir·reled, squir·rel·ing, squir·rels or squir·relled or squir·rel·ling
To hide or store: squirreled away her money.
[Middle English squirel, from Anglo-Norman esquirel, from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, alteration of Latin sciūrus, from Greek skiouros : skiā, shadow + ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]
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squirrel
(ˈskwɪrəl; US ˈskwɜːrəl; ˈskwʌr-)n, pl -rels or -rel
1. (Animals) any arboreal sciurine rodent of the genus Sciurus, such as S. vulgaris (red squirrel) or S. carolinensis (grey squirrel), having a bushy tail and feeding on nuts, seeds, etc.
2. (Animals) any other rodent of the family Sciuridae, such as a ground squirrel or a marmot
3. (Textiles) the fur of such an animal
4. informal a person who hoards things
vb, -rels, -relling or -relled, -rels, -reling or -reled
informal (usually foll by: away) to store for future use; hoard
[C14: from Old French esquireul, from Late Latin sciūrus, from Greek skiouros, from skia shadow + oura tail]
ˈsquirrel-ˌlike adj
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squir•rel
(ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr-; esp. Brit. ˈskwɪr əl)n., pl. -rels, (esp. collectively) -rel, n.
1. any arboreal, bushy-tailed rodent of the family Sciuridae, esp. of the genus Sciurus.
2. any other member of the family Sciuridae, including ground squirrels, prairie dogs, and woodchucks.
3. the meat of such an animal.
4. the fur of such an animal.
v.t. 5. to store or hide (money, valuables, etc.) for the future, as squirrels store nuts and seeds for winter (often fol. by away).
[1325–75; Middle English squirel < Anglo-French escuirel (Old French escuireul) « Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, for Latin sciūrus < Greek skíouros probably literally shadow-tailed]
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squirrel
Past participle: squirrelled
Gerund: squirrelling
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| Noun | 1. |  squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tailgnawer, rodent - relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing tree squirrel - any typical arboreal squirrel family Sciuridae, Sciuridae - a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles spermophile, ground squirrel, gopher - any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops eastern chipmunk, ground squirrel, hackee, striped squirrel, Tamias striatus - small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches chipmunk - a burrowing ground squirrel of western America and Asia; has cheek pouches and a light and dark stripe running down the body baranduki, baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus, Eutamius sibiricus - terrestrial Siberian squirrel American flying squirrel - New World flying squirrels Asiatic flying squirrel - nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps |
| 2. | squirrel - the fur of a squirrel |
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squirrel
verbsquirrel something away save, reserve, set aside, hoard, keep, hold, store, collect, gather, put aside, hide away, lay by, put by, salt away, treasure up, keep up your sleeve (informal), put aside for a rainy day Arlott squirrelled away books, pictures and porcelain plates.
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Translations
سنجابسِنْجابسِنْجَاب
катерица
veverka
egern
sciuro
orav
orava
vjeverica
mókus
íkorni
リス
다람쥐
sciurus
voverė
vāvere
wiewiórkabuszowaćchomikować
veveriţă
vevericaveverička
veverica
ekorre
กระรอก
білка
con sóc
squirrel
[ˈskwɪrəl] N (squirrels or squirrel (pl)) → ardilla fsquirrel away VT + ADV [+ nuts etc] → almacenar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
squirrel
[ˈskwɪrəl]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
squirrel
[ˈskwɪr/əl] n → scoiattolored squirrel → scoiattolo eurasiatico
grey squirrel → scoiattolo grigio
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
squirrel
(ˈskwirəl) , ((American) ˈskwə:rəl) noun a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail.
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squirrel
→ سِنْجَاب veverka egern Eichhörnchen σκίουρος ardilla orava écureuil vjeverica scoiattolo リス 다람쥐 eekhoorn ekorn wiewiórka esquilo белка ekorre กระรอก sincap con sóc 松鼠Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009