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squirrel
English
Etymology
From Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *sc?riolus, diminutive of *sc?rius, variant of Latin sci?rus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (skíouros) "shadow-tail", from ???? (skiá, “shadow”) + ???? (ourá, “tail”).
Displaced native Middle English acquerne, aquerne, from Old English ?cweorna.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, General Australian, UK) IPA(key): /?skw??l?/, /?skw???l/
- (Canada, US) IPA(key): /?skw?l/, /?skw?l?/, /?skw??l/
- (New England, very dated) IPA(key): /?skw???l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l, -???l
Noun
Wikispecies squirrel (plural squirrels)
- Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
- 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187.
- He also said that minks, muskrats, foxes, coons, and wild mice were found there, but no squirrels.
- 1865, Henry David Thoreau, Cape Cod, Chapter IX. "The Sea and the Desert", page 187.
- (Scientology, often derogatory) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
- One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
Synonyms
- scug (provincial)
Derived terms
- gray squirrel
- purple squirrel
- red squirrel
- squirrel friend
Translations
Verb
squirrel (third-person singular simple present squirrels, present participle squirreling or (UK, less common) squirrelling, simple past and past participle squirreled or (UK, less common) squirrelled)
- (transitive) To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
Derived terms
- squirrel around
- squirrel away
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- what squirrel poop look like
- what squirrels hibernate
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squirred
English
Verb
squirred
- simple past tense and past participle of squir
- simple past tense and past participle of squirr
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