genus sciurus
English Thesaurus
1. type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | mammal genus, |
| definition | : | a genus of mammals (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | tree squirrel, |
| definition | : | any typical arboreal squirrel (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | cat squirrel, eastern gray squirrel, eastern grey squirrel, sciurus carolinensis, |
| definition | : | common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | sciurus griseus, western gray squirrel, western grey squirrel, |
| definition | : | large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | eastern fox squirrel, fox squirrel, sciurus niger, |
| definition | : | exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | black squirrel, |
| definition | : | fox squirrel or grey squirrel in the black color phase (noun.animal) |
| member holonym | : | cat squirrel, red squirrel, sciurus vulgaris, |
| definition | : | common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia (noun.animal) |
| member meronym | : | family sciuridae, sciuridae, |
| definition | : | a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles (noun.animal) |
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