Plural of squirrel
regular plural
The plural of squirrel is squirrels.
Forms of squirrel
| Singular | squirrel /ˈskwɪ.ɹ(ə)l/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | squirrels |
| Countable | countable |
Squirrels in a sentence
- The pioneers survived by eating the small game they could get: rabbits, squirrels and occasionally a raccoon.From the entry rabbit
- The abundance of squirrels kept the dogs running for hours.From the entry keep
- The explanation involved potatoes, squirrels, and race cars.From the entry involved
- She was quite the rifleman and could pick off a squirrels with a .22 from across the field with amazing accuracy.From the entry rifleman
- They pose a problem for wildlife including endangered red squirrels, which they outcompete.2022 July 11, Helena Horton, “Oral contraceptives could help reduce grey squirrel numbers, research finds”, in The Guardian. From the entry invasive species
Meaning of squirrel
- noun Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae.
- noun Any of those distinguished typically by a large bushy tail; any of the tree squirrels of subfamily Sciurinae or phenotypically similar sciurids.
- noun Someone who displays squirrel-like qualities such as stealing or hoarding objects.
Questions about the plural of squirrel
- What is the plural of squirrel?
- The plural of squirrel is squirrels.
- Is squirrel countable?
- Squirrel is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: squirrel (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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