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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the superfamily Sciurida — the squirrels, flying squirrels and related animals.

Etymologies

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Sciurus +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • Chipmunk is the name for animals belonging to the Sciuridae family of the Rodentia order.

    Archive 2010-04-01 Michael James 2010

  • Chipmunk is the name for animals belonging to the Sciuridae family of the Rodentia order.

    Chipmunk Papercraft | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2010

  • They are members of the Sciuridae family, which means 'bushy tail' and is a perfect way to describe the many members of the squirrel family - tree squirrels, ground squirrels, even chipmunks and groundhogs.

    Archive 2009-01-01 DNLee 2009

  • They are members of the Sciuridae family, which means 'bushy tail' and is a perfect way to describe the many members of the squirrel family - tree squirrels, ground squirrels, even chipmunks and groundhogs.

    Urban Wildlife Watch: Squirrels and Dreys DNLee 2009

  • A* Sciuridae Sundasciurus hoogstraali* Sciuridae Sundasciurus juvencus* Tupaiidae Tupaia palawanensis* An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.

    Palawan rain forests 2008

  • Any of various arboreal rodents of the genus Sciurus and related genera of the family Sciuridae, having a long flexible bushy tail and including the fox squirrel, gray squirrel, and red squirrel.

    Firedoglake » Mwahahahaha… 2006

  • If you don't hear from me for a few days, you'll know I've been mugged by a gang of Sciuridae and they broke my fingers as a warning.

    Just hand over the peanut and nobody gets hurt.... jhetley 2006

  • Additionally some squirrels (Sciuridae) can also cause losses.

    11. Rodent pests 1996

  • The above description reminds one forcibly of the habits of squirrels, so it is no wonder that at one time these little creatures were confounded with the _Sciuridae_.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

  • Of the Sciuridae we have many examples in India, which will be noticed further on.

    Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon Robert Armitage Sterndale 1870

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