as agile as a squirrel

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• agile — agile, nimble, brisk, spry mean acting or moving with quickness and alacrity. Agile implies dexterity and ease in the management of one’s limbs or, by extension, one’s wits {agile as a monkey} {in a flow of racy comment, skimming from one topic… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• squirrel — ► NOUN ▪ an agile tree dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. ► VERB (squirrelled, squirrelling; US also squirreled, squirreling) 1) (squirrel away) hide (money or valuables) in a safe place. 2) …   English terms dictionary

• squirrel monkey — either of two small, long tailed monkeys, Saimiri oerstedii of Central America and S. sciureus of South America, having a small white face with black muzzle and gold, brown, or greenish fur: S. oerstedii is endangered. [1765 75] * * * Any of… …   Universalium

• squirrel — noun an agile tree dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. [Sciurus and other genera: numerous species.] ↘used in names of other rodents of the same family (Sciuridae), e.g. ground squirrel. verb (squirrels,… …   English new terms dictionary

• Fox squirrel — Conservation status Least Concern ( …   Wikipedia

• Fox Squirrel — Taxobox name = Fox Squirrel status = LC status system = iucn2.3 image width = 200px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Sciuridae subfamilia = Sciurinae genus = Sciurus subgenus = Sciurus species = S.… …   Wikipedia

• Plantain Squirrel — Taxobox name = Plantain Squirrel status = LR/lc | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Sciuridae genus = Callosciurus species = C. notatus binomial = Callosciurus notatus… …   Wikipedia

• Squirrels —  / Squirrel    Agile creatures of Middle earth s forests.    Nut eating rodents often found in trees. Most would have been red or grey, but in Mirkwood, the squirrels were said to be black in colour …   J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth glossary

• List of mammals of Indonesia — This is a list of mammals found in Indonesia. Contents 1 Order Monotremata (Monotremes) 1.1 Family Tachyglossidae (Echidnas) …   Wikipedia

• Monkey World — Date opened 1987 Location Dorset, England Land area 65 acres (26.3 ha) Number of animals 222 Number of species 16 Website …   Wikipedia

• List of placental mammals in Order Primates — The class Mammalia (the mammals) is divided into two subclasses based on reproductive techniques: egg laying mammals (the monotremes); and mammals which give live birth. The latter subclass is divided into two infraclasses: pouched mammals (the… …   Wikipedia