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单词 sciurine
释义 sciurine, a. and n.|ˈsaɪjʊərɪn|
[f. L. sciūr-us, ad. Gr. σκίουρος squirrel (f. σκιά shadow + οὐρά tail) + -ine.]
a. adj. Of or pertaining to the genus Sciurus or subfamily Sciurinæ of squirrels.
b. n. A sciurine rodent; a squirrel.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Sciurines... The name of a family of Rodents of which the genus Sciurus is the type.1859–62Sir J. Richardson, etc. Mus. Nat. Hist. (1868) I. 212 The Sciurine Petaurist (Petaurus sciureus) or Sugar Squirrel.1877Coues & Allen N. Amer. Rodentia 830 It is at once recognizable by..its general Sciurine form.1883Encycl. Brit. XV. 416/2 In the Sciurine and Hystricine Rodents the tibia and fibula are distinct.
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