squirrel
noun
any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
squirrel-like
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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
She longed to know the green squirrel-like ratatoskas and gradually came to be on speaking terms with them, listening to their gossip.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
