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gray squirrel

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noun

a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America.

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Nearby words

  1. gray power,
  2. gray scale,
  3. gray sea eagle,
  4. gray skate,
  5. gray snapper,
  6. gray substance,
  7. gray syndrome,
  8. gray trout,
  9. gray urn,
  10. gray water

Origin of gray squirrel

An Americanism dating back to 1615–25
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Examples from the Web for gray squirrel

  • They had come upon the winter storehouse of a gray-squirrel family.

    Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville

  • Most of the nut trees in the woods of this region were planted by the gray-squirrel.

    Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America