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kaibab squirrel

American  
[kahy-bab] / ˈkaɪ bæb /

noun

  1. a nearly extinct tree squirrel, Sciurus kaibabensis, found only in a small area north of the Grand Canyon.

Etymology

Origin of kaibab squirrel

After the Kaibab Plateau of N Arizona

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One is called the Abert Squirrel and the other the Kaibab Squirrel.

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