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SCIURUS NIGER
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
Synonyms:
eastern fox squirrel; fox squirrel; Sciurus niger
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Sciurus niger" is a kind of...):
tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)
Holonyms ("Sciurus niger" is a member of...):
genus Sciurus; Sciurus (type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels)