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Meanings of squirrel in English

Russian
беличьи
Portuguese
esquilo
Catalan
esciúrids
Spanish
sciuridae
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Common rodent, family of mammals.

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беличьи
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Examples for "squirrels"
Examples for "squirrels"
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Some animals -I think maybe squirrels need to find a house.
The Irish Times
2
These were the foreparents of all the red squirrels in the world.
The Magic Speech Flower / or Little Luke and His Animal Friends
3
The birds were out of his reach; and so were the squirrels.
The Tale of Tommy Fox
4
But Benin held their nerve and proved that squirrels are strong indeed.
The South African
5
Unlike reds, grey squirrels appear to be easy meat for the predator.
The Guardian
1
The chipmunk seems to be the only one of the squirrel family in whom this gift is wanting.
Secrets of the Woods
2
Groundhogs, portly animals belonging to the squirrel family, have been offering weather predictions in Punxsutawney, which has a population of about 6,000 people, since 1887.
Reuters
3
Now I guess this is enough about the Squirrel family.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
4
Rusty is a very important member of the Squirrel family.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
5
So you see he is more of a tree dweller than any of the Squirrel family.
The Burgess Animal Book for Children
1
Of the Sciuridæ we have many examples in India, which will be noticed further on.
Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon
Usage of squirrel in English
1
The sun is caught in the snare I set for the squirrel.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 2
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The female squirrel then started relaxing and carried on with her business.
The South African
3
One squirrel got right up in the apex of the roof .
Epistles from Pap: Letters from the man known as 'The Will Roger...
4
How the red squirrel tittered, hating both the owl and the crows.
Children of the Wild
5
Not a squirrel will go here, but I shall know of it.
The two towers
6
It hides itself, as the squirrel does, in the hollows of trees.
Far Off; Or, Asia and Australia Described / With Anecdotes and I...
7
The graceful gray squirrel is scarcely less familiar than the red one.
Nature's Serial Story
8
This drove the squirrel through out of the trap into the box.
Rollo at Play; Or, Safe Amusements
9
The squirrel stopped eating and listened, always alert for any possible danger.
The Complete Rama Omnibus
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Indeed, a squirrel in the tree above would not have heard it.
The irish warrior
11
He could hear a squirrel jump a long distance in the forest.
Tales of lonely trails
12
You can squirrel away all kinds of useful information into neat pigeonholes.
Unix power tools, 3rd edition
13
Her best squirrel story concerns a squirrel she calls her little boy.
The new yorker
14
Now this squirrel was maybe shopping for new digs in my garage.
Cormac: the tale of a dog gone missing
15
No doubt about it - the grey squirrel is the supreme acrobat.
The Irish Times
16
Harold budged forward to retrieve the squirrel but Ree held him back.
Winter’s Bone
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Portuguese
esquilo
Catalan
esciúrids
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