gray squirrel
- a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.
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Origin of gray squirrel
An Americanism dating back to 1615–25
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Examples from the Web for gray squirrel
Historical Examples
Most of the nut trees in the woods of this region were planted by the gray-squirrel.
Boy Scouts HandbookBoy Scouts of America
They had come upon the winter storehouse of a gray-squirrel family.
Everyday AdventuresSamuel Scoville