【医】 欧洲栗鼠

[ noun ]
common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia
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Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[~e]r"r[e^]l or skw[i^]r"-; 277), n.
[OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. ['e]cureuil, LL.
squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.
si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents
belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera
of the family {Sciurid[ae]}. Squirrels generally have a
bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They
are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species
live in burrows.

Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray
squirrel ({Sciurus Carolinensis}) and its black
variety; the fox, or cat, squirrel ({Sciurus cinereus},
or {Sciurus niger}) which is a large species, and
variable in color, the southern variety being
frequently black, while the northern and western
varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red
squirrel (see {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping,
squirrel (see {Chipmunk}); and the California gray
squirrel ({Sciurus fossor}). Several other species
inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European
species ({Sciurus vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on
each ear. The so-called Australian squirrels are
marsupials. See {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.

2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work
with the large cylinder.

{Barking squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), the prairie dog.

{Federation squirrel} (Zo["o]l.), the striped gopher. See
{Gopher}, 2.

{Flying squirrel} (Zo["o]l.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the
Vocabulary.

{Java squirrel}. (Zo["o]l.). See {Jelerang}.

{Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicentra
Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.

{Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},
a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from
purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the
earliest flowers of spring.

{Squirrel fish}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern
United States.
(b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).
(c) The redmouth, or grunt.
(d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).


{Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum
murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly
awned spikelets work into the wool of sheep, and into the
throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even
producing death.

{Squirrel hake} (Zo["o]l.), a common American hake ({Phycis
tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.

{Squirrel hawk} (Zo["o]l.), any rough-legged hawk;
especially, the California species {Archibuteo
ferrugineus}.

{Squirrel monkey}. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South
American monkeys of the genus {Callithrix}. They are
noted for their graceful form and agility. See
{Teetee}.
(b) A marmoset.

{Squirrel petaurus} (Zo["o]l.), a flying phalanger of
Australia. See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying
phalanger} under {Flying}.

{Squirrel shrew} (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus
{Tupaia}. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy
tail, like that of a squirrel.

{Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})
found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a
dense spike beset with long awns.