squirrel-like
- a word derived from squirrel.
Example Sentences
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We meet extinct matriarchs such as Donna, the squirrel-like progenitor of live birth, and Ardi, who was the first to walk on two legs.
From Scientific American • Oct. 1, 2023
Mr. Traficant, a longtime Democrat who died in 2014, was known for mixing inflammatory rhetoric, a squirrel-like toupee and a hard-edge populism.
From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2016
Traficant, a longtime Democrat who died in 2014, was known for mixing inflammatory rhetoric, a squirrel-like toupee and a hard-edge populism.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 29, 2016
Our squirrel-like maneuverings couldn’t have been more purposeful.
From Scientific American • Jun. 1, 2012
A bush baby, or galago, is a small, squirrel-like animal related to a monkey.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
