red squirrel
Americannoun
noun
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a reddish-brown squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris , inhabiting woodlands of Europe and parts of Asia
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either of two reddish-brown squirrels, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus or T. douglasii , inhabiting forests of North America
Etymology
Origin of red squirrel
An Americanism dating back to 1630–40
Example Sentences
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Chair Ian Glendinning says "in an ideal world" Uswayford, a designated red squirrel reserve, would be left unfelled.
From BBC • Sep. 25, 2025
The researchers sequenced and reconstructed four genomes representing medieval strains of M. leprae, including one from a red squirrel.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
A walker found the dead red squirrel with ulcers and scabs around its eyes and mouth in woodland north of Dunfermline in March.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
A disease that kills Britain's native red squirrel has moved north of Scotland's central belt for the first time.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2024
I promised him everything from fried rabbit to a red squirrel stew, but it did no good.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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