squirrel
noun
any of numerous arboreal, bushy-tailed rodents of the genus Sciurus, of the family Sciuridae.
squirrelish
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a word derived from
squirrel.
Example Sentences
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The Comte de Paris, despite a somewhat squirrelish appearance, is personally a likable pretender.
From Time Magazine Archive
Primitive lemurs swung through palm trees, while the first horse, Eohippus, a short-legged creature about the size of a fox terrier, nibbled on grass beside the squirrelish Paramys.
From Time Magazine Archive
All the tree squirrels are more or less birdlike in voice and movements, but the Douglas is pre-eminently so, possessing every squirrelish attribute, fully developed and concentrated.
From Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon by John Muir
All the true squirrels are more or less birdlike in speech and movements; but the Douglas is preëminently so, possessing, as he does, every attribute peculiarly squirrelish enthusiastically concentrated.
From The Mountains of California by John Muir
