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squirreless

squirreless noun: a female squirrel.

Noun

squirreless (plural squirrelesses)

  1. (rare) A female squirrel.
    • But the most famous lecture of all was announced to be ‘for ladies only,’ and its subject was ‘The Wrongs of Squirrelesses.’1871, Susan Coolidge [pseudonym; Sarah Chauncey Woolsey], “Nippie Nutcracker”, in The New Year’s Bargain, London: Seeley, Jackson, & Halliday, […], published 1873, →OCLC, page 162
    • In the month of May I was plump, and my coat was glossy; so it was no wonder that I attracted to me the prettiest of squirrelesses; in short, we became man and wife. […] We don’t have chestnuts at our house; chestnuts half as large as my head, and as brown and glossy as my squirreless’s coat. I...1873 July, [Valérie,] Countess de Gasparin, translated by Guarterick Vere, “The Squirrel’s Story. […]”, in The Powder Magazine, London, →OCLC, pages 103–104

Forms of squirreless

pluralsquirrelesses

Origin of squirreless

From squirrel + -ess.

Questions about squirreless

What does squirreless mean?
Squirreless means a female squirrel.
What part of speech is squirreless?
Squirreless is a noun.
What is the plural of squirreless?
The plural of squirreless is squirrelesses.

Words near squirreless in the dictionary

  1. squirrelcides
  2. squirreldom
  3. squirreled
  4. squirreled around
  5. squirreled away
  6. squirreless
  7. squirrelesses
  8. squirrelette
  9. squirrelfish
  10. squirrelfishes
  11. squirrelian

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