| 单词 | red squirrel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred squirrel red squirrel n. either of two squirrels with a reddish coat: (a) a small North American squirrel, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, having a pale belly and a black line along the sides during the summer; also called chickaree; (b) the widespread Eurasian squirrel Sciurus vulgaris, having distinctive ear tufts and (in Britain) a whitish tail.The native red squirrel is now absent from most of England. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus sciurus (tree squirrel) > sciurus hudsonicus (chickaree) red squirrel1682 chickaree1804 mountain boomer1858 the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > order Rodentia or rodent > [noun] > family Sciuridae (squirrel) > genus sciurus (tree squirrel) > sciurus vulgaris (red squirrel) red squirrel1795 1637 T. Morton New Eng. Canaan ii. v. 81 There are Squirils of three sorts, very different in shape and condition;..Another is red, and hee haunts our howses, and will rob us of our Corne.] 1682 T. Amy Carolina 22 There are..the Red, the Grey, the Fox and Black Squirrels. 1795 J. Sinclair Statist. Acct. Scotl. XV. 439 The red squirrel..has become extremely common of late years. 1846 J. J. Audubon & J. Bachman Viviparous Quadrupeds N. Amer. I. 129 Providence has placed much food..within reach of the Red-Squirrel during winter. 1902 W. D. Hulbert Forest Neighbors 102 Other sounds there were..the scolding of the red squirrel, disturbed and angry. 1971 Country Life 17 June 1538/1 It is not within my memory when red squirrels were about in fair numbers. 1997 National Trust Mag. Spring 11/3 Brownsea Island, home to one of Britain's most important red squirrel colonies, is under threat from the sea. < as lemmas |
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