sciuroid

American

[sahy-yoor-oid] / saɪˈjʊər ɔɪd /

adjective

sciurine.
Botany. resembling a squirrel's tail, as the spikes of certain grasses.

sciuroid British

/ ˈsaɪjʊrɔɪd, saɪˈjʊərɔɪd /

adjective

(of an animal) resembling a squirrel
(esp of the spikes of barley) shaped like a squirrel's tail

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Etymology

Origin of sciuroid

1890–95; < Latin sciūr ( us ) squirrel + -oid

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