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northern palm squirrel

northern palm squirrel noun: a species of squirrel, Funambulus pennantii, native to the Indian subcontinent.

Noun

northern palm squirrel (plural northern palm squirrels)

  1. A species of squirrel, Funambulus pennantii, native to the Indian subcontinent.
    • In Perth, the Indian northern palm squirrel was released in 1898 and since then has maintained a healthy population thanks to the abundant fruits of African date palms and other exotic palm trees in the city.2018, Menno Schilthuizen, “Darwin comes to town”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    five-striped palm squirrel

Synonyms of northern palm squirrel

  • five-striped palm squirrel

Forms of northern palm squirrel

pluralnorthern palm squirrels

Questions about northern palm squirrel

What does northern palm squirrel mean?
Northern palm squirrel means a species of squirrel, Funambulus pennantii, native to the Indian subcontinent.
What part of speech is northern palm squirrel?
Northern palm squirrel is a noun.
What is the plural of northern palm squirrel?
The plural of northern palm squirrel is northern palm squirrels.

Words near northern palm squirrel in the dictionary

  1. Northern Ndebele
  2. Northern Norway
  3. Northern Ohlone
  4. northern oriole
  5. northern orioles
  6. northern palm squirrel
  7. northern palm squirrels
  8. Northern Palmyra
  9. northern pike
  10. northern pikeminnow
  11. northern pikeminnows

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