sciuridae

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noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles

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Although I only study one family in depth (sciuridae) I haven't yet spotted a pattern of play in people that I can't also observe in (most) squirrel species, albeit in a smaller, simpler fashion.

Game as Cultural Form, Play as Disposition 2008
Naturalist John Muir described the Douglas squirrel as "by far the most interesting and influential of the California sciuridae Sciuridae?

Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek Chris Hardwick 2008
Naturalist John Muir described the Douglas squirrel as "by far the most interesting and influential of the California sciuridae Sciuridae?

Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek 2008