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
One day as we halted for dinner, a big black squirrel got cornered among some logs; and he was the first to jump from his sleigh to try and catch him.
From In the Van; or, The Builders by Price-Brown, John
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