black squirrel

American  

noun

1. a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black.

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Etymology

Origin of black squirrel

An Americanism dating back to 1595–1605

Example Sentences

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

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

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

The flesh of the black squirrel is equal to that of the rabbit, and the red, and even the little chissmunk, is palatable when nicely cooked.

From Life in the Backwoods by Moodie, Susanna