| 单词 | sciurine |
| 释义 | sciurine in British English (ˈsaɪjʊrɪn, -ˌraɪn) adjective 1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Sciuridae, a family of rodents inhabiting most parts of the world except Australia and southern South America: includes squirrels, marmots, and chipmunks noun 2. any sciurine animal Word origin C19: from Latin sciūrus, from Greek skiouros squirrel, from skia a shadow + oura a tailsciurine in American English (ˈsaijuˌrain, -rɪn) adjective of or pertaining to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae Derived forms sciurid (saiˈjurɪd) noun Word origin [1835–45; ‹ L sciūr(us) squirrel + -ine1]This word is first recorded in the period 1835–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: basic, catch-up, communism, faceplate, hybridize-ine is a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,”“of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”. Other words that use the affix -ine include: asinine, crystalline, equine, marineExamples of 'sciurine' in a sentence |
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