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sciurine

UK/ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/

sciurine adjective: pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.

Adjective

sciurine (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
    Synonyms:
    squirrellike

Noun

sciurine (plural sciurines)

  1. A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.

Synonyms of sciurine

Forms of sciurine

pluralsciurines

Origin of sciurine

From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.

Questions about sciurine

What does sciurine mean?
Sciurine means pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
What part of speech is sciurine?
Sciurine can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce sciurine?
Sciurine is pronounced /ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/ (UK).

Words near sciurine in the dictionary

  1. Sciulli
  2. Sciullis
  3. sciuricide
  4. sciurid
  5. sciurids
  6. sciurine
  7. sciurines
  8. sciurognath
  9. sciurognathous
  10. sciurognaths
  11. sciurognathy

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