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SCIURIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
Synonyms:
family Sciuridae; Sciuridae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sciuridae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Sciuridae"):
squirrel (a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail)
genus Sciurus; Sciurus (type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)
genus Tamiasciurus; Tamiasciurus (American red squirrels)
Citellus; genus Citellus; genus Spermophilus; Spermophilus (typical ground squirrels)
Cynomys; genus Cynomys (prairie dogs)
genus Tamias; Tamias (chipmunks of eastern North America)
Eutamias; genus Eutamias (chipmunks of western America and Asia)
genus Glaucomys; Glaucomys (New World flying squirrels)
genus Marmota; Marmota (marmots)
Petauristidae; subfamily Petauristidae (Old World flying squirrels)
Holonyms ("Sciuridae" is a member of...):
Sciuromorpha; suborder Sciuromorpha (large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.)