red squirrel
noun
: a common and widely distributed North American squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) that has reddish upper parts and is smaller than the gray squirrel
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Both the red squirrel and the ghillie are featured on the bottle called The River Spey. 
Matthew Kronsberg, Bloomberg.com, 17 Feb. 2021 As a result of dwindling habitat and unstable numbers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the red squirrel subspecies in 1987, but conservation efforts have been patchy and inconsistent. Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021 Festus is a red squirrel who has spent most of the summer building a variety of nests and storage facilities on a shelf under the part of our deck covered for wood storage. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2021 For instance, scientific imaging suggests that the artist added a small red squirrel to A Lady With a Squirrel and a Starling (1526–28) rather late in the painting process. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021 Since 2013, Fischer, 56, has dealt with the strange phenomenon every two years — the tree’s maturation cycle — and, without fail, a red squirrel selects Fischer’s Chevrolet Avalanche as its hideaway. Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2021 Bill Fischer of Fargo, North Dakota, removed seven buckets of walnuts from his vehicle after seeing a red squirrel slipping in and out of the truck's hood. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 6 Oct. 2021 On that 30-degree morning, other traps contained a northern flying squirrel, an American red squirrel and two more voles. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2021 The telescope project would also play havoc with the red squirrel’s prime habitat, which brought environmentalists together with tribal leaders in opposition. AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2021 See More
Matthew Kronsberg, Bloomberg.com, 17 Feb. 2021 As a result of dwindling habitat and unstable numbers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the red squirrel subspecies in 1987, but conservation efforts have been patchy and inconsistent. Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2021 Festus is a red squirrel who has spent most of the summer building a variety of nests and storage facilities on a shelf under the part of our deck covered for wood storage. Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Oct. 2021 For instance, scientific imaging suggests that the artist added a small red squirrel to A Lady With a Squirrel and a Starling (1526–28) rather late in the painting process. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Oct. 2021 Since 2013, Fischer, 56, has dealt with the strange phenomenon every two years — the tree’s maturation cycle — and, without fail, a red squirrel selects Fischer’s Chevrolet Avalanche as its hideaway. Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2021 Bill Fischer of Fargo, North Dakota, removed seven buckets of walnuts from his vehicle after seeing a red squirrel slipping in and out of the truck's hood. People Staff, PEOPLE.com, 6 Oct. 2021 On that 30-degree morning, other traps contained a northern flying squirrel, an American red squirrel and two more voles. Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Sep. 2021 The telescope project would also play havoc with the red squirrel’s prime habitat, which brought environmentalists together with tribal leaders in opposition. AZCentral.com, 20 Aug. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1682, in the meaning defined above