grey squirrel
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Dr Shuttleworth said "we don't need a grey squirrel to set foot on the island for pox to come here" as reds moved between Anglesey and Gwynedd on the mainland.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023
Dr Massei says computer modelling shows the contraceptive method could bring grey squirrel populations to the brink of extinction in some places.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2022
A photographer has captured a remarkable image of a red squirrel just before it attacks a grey squirrel for getting too close, British news agency South West News Service reports.
From Fox News • Jul. 24, 2020
Unlike other species, such as the grey squirrel, which were introduced by humans in recent centuries, the resident mole has lived in Britain for more than 350,000 years.
From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2017
The tremulous cry of her little grey squirrel, a pet which she had tamed and taught to run to her and nestle in her bosom, attracted her attention.
From Canadian Crusoes by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland
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