tree squirrel

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noun

any squirrel of the genus Sciurus, with a long, bushy tail, familiar in parks and wooded areas throughout temperate regions.

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Origin of tree squirrel

First recorded in 1870–75

Some call him the palm-rat, and others the palm-tree squirrel; but as he is neither a rat nor a squirrel, we call him palmist.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
This was not understood, as the Utes have no sign for the tree squirrel, the arboreal animal not being now found in their region.
Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes|Garrick Mallery
The martin is the size of a large tree squirrel; the fisher is about twice that size.
The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James
The tree squirrel about the Lake is the pine squirrel or "chickeree."
The Lake of the Sky|George Wharton James

Need we add that he gained his perch with the agility of a tree-squirrel!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne