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1 squirrel
'skwirəl, ]( American) 'skwə:rəl(a type of animal of the rodent family, usually either reddish-brown or grey, with a large bushy tail.) ekornekornIsubst. \/ˈskwɪr(ə)l\/1) ( pattedyr i familien Sciuridae) ekorn2) ekornskinn3) ( hverdagslig) person som hamstrer (ting, mat e.l.)4) (amer., hverdagslig) merkelig person, eksentrisk personIIverb \/ˈskwirəl\/hamstresquirrel around hoppe og danse rundtsquirrel away (amer., hverdagslig) hamstre, lagre, samle, gjemme unna, stue bortsquirrel out of vri seg ut av (en vanskelig situasjon) -
2 chipmunk
(a type of North American squirrel with a bushy tail and black-and-white-striped back.) jordekornjordekornsubst. \/ˈtʃɪpmʌŋk\/( pattedyr i slektene Tamias eller Eutamias)stripeekorn, chipmunk, jordekorn
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squirrel-tail — squirrˈel tail noun 1. A grass (Hordeum marinum) of European marshland with long hairlike awns (in full squirrel tail grass) 2. A broad tailed lobworm (Walton) 3. A cap of squirrel skins, with a tail hanging down behind • • • Main Entry:… … Useful english dictionary
Squirrel-tail grass — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squirrel tail — noun : a tail arched forward beyond a vertical from its anterior base used chiefly of fowls … Useful english dictionary
squirrel-tail grass — /skwerr euhl tayl , skwur / or, esp. Brit., /skwir / any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks. [1770 80] * * * … Universalium
squirrel-tail grass — /skwerr euhl tayl , skwur / or, esp. Brit., /skwir / any of various grasses having long fruiting stalks. [1770 80] … Useful english dictionary
Squirrel — Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel corn — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel cup — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel fish — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel grass — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Squirrel hake — Squirrel Squir rel (skw[ e]r r[e^]l or skw[i^]r ; 277), n. [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. [ e]cureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si oyros; skia shade + o yra tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English