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- proper noun   A taxonomic genus within thefamily Sciurinae — thesquirrels .
Etymologies
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								"The eastern gray squirrel is the North Carolina state mammal and bears the scientific name Sciurus carolinensis because it was first recorded in the Carolinas," John Brightwell, a graduate student in entomology, said. Technician RSS 2008 
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								"The eastern gray squirrel is the North Carolina state mammal and bears the scientific name Sciurus carolinensis because it was first recorded in the Carolinas," John Brightwell, a graduate student in entomology, said. Technician RSS 2008 
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								"The eastern gray squirrel is the North Carolina state mammal and bears the scientific name Sciurus carolinensis because it was first recorded in the Carolinas," John Brightwell, a graduate student in entomology, said. Technician RSS 2008 
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								But this one was not the British sub-species, Sciurus vulgaris leucourus, distinguished by its pale-coloured tail; it was its duskier but otherwise identical Pyrenean cousin. 
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								What it - what they - are also full of is Sciurus carolinensis. 
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								I write to inform you that your consignment of fifty water-colored scientific prints, including the Sciurus vulgaris, the Carduelis carduelis and related songbirds, and several of the Lutra lutra, has arrived safely and is in a generally satisfactory condition. The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010 
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								I write to inform you that your consignment of fifty water-colored scientific prints, including the Sciurus vulgaris, the Carduelis carduelis and related songbirds, and several of the Lutra lutra, has arrived safely and is in a generally satisfactory condition. The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010 
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								The Wiki article on “Red Squirrel” (Sciurus vulgaris) seems to give a reasonable explanation on why the native species is failing to compete successfully against the invasive grey squirrel Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis). 
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								Sciurus niger was the previous entry in this blog. 
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								I write to inform you that your consignment of fifty water-colored scientific prints, including the Sciurus vulgaris, the Carduelis carduelis and related songbirds, and several of the Lutra lutra, has arrived safely and is in a generally satisfactory condition. The Mistaken Wife Rose Melikan 2010 
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