Dictionary.com

Popular Searches

 Thesaurus.com

sciurine

American  
[sahy-yoo-rahyn, -rin] / ˈsaɪ yʊˌraɪn, -rɪn /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.

sciurine British  
/ ˈsaɪjʊrɪn, -ˌraɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Sciuridae, a family of rodents inhabiting most parts of the world except Australia and southern South America: includes squirrels, marmots, and chipmunks

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. any sciurine animal

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • sciurid noun

Etymology

Origin of sciurine

1835–45; < Latin sciūr ( us ) squirrel + -ine 1

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.