black squirrel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of black squirrel
An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605
Example Sentences
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Also, I think I am in a codependent relationship with a midsize black squirrel outside my window.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2020
The first wild black squirrel was recorded in Woburn in 1912, and was believed to have escaped from a private zoo having been imported from the United States.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2019
He caught a glimpse of a black squirrel moving through the snow-covered branches of an oak, and paused to study the silvery web of an empress spider.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
For a second, I thought something rustling the grass might’a been him, but it was just a little black squirrel.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
The black squirrel delights in the new-fallen snow like a boy—a real boy, with red hands as well as red cheeks, and an automatic mechanism of bones and muscles capable of all things except rest.
From The Ontario Readers Third Book by Ontario. Ministry of Education
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