gray squirrel

[ grey-skwur-uhl, skwuhr‐ ]

/ ˈgreɪ ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr‐ /

noun

a gray-colored arboreal squirrel: North American species include the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) of the eastern and midwestern U.S. and southeastern Canada, the western gray squirrel (S. griseus) of the coastal western U.S. and Mexico, the Arizona gray squirrel (S. arizonensis) of eastern Arizona and adjacent Mexico, and the Mexican gray squirrel (S. aureogaster), found from Guatemala north through eastern Mexico to the Florida Keys.

Origin of gray squirrel

An Americanism dating back to 1615–25

Words nearby gray squirrel

Gray's Inn, gray skate, gray snapper, Grayson, Grays Peak, gray squirrel, gray substance, gray syndrome, gray trout, gray urn, graywacke

Example sentences from the Web for gray squirrel

They had come upon the winter storehouse of a gray-squirrel family.
Everyday Adventures|Samuel Scoville
Most of the nut trees in the woods of this region were planted by the gray-squirrel.
Boy Scouts Handbook|Boy Scouts of America

单词	gray squirrel
释义	gray squirrel [ grey-skwur-uhl, skwuhr‐ ] / ˈgreɪ ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr‐ / noun a gray-colored arboreal squirrel: North American species include the eastern gray squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) of the eastern and midwestern U.S. and southeastern Canada, the western gray squirrel (S. griseus) of the coastal western U.S. and Mexico, the Arizona gray squirrel (S. arizonensis) of eastern Arizona and adjacent Mexico, and the Mexican gray squirrel (S. aureogaster), found from Guatemala north through eastern Mexico to the Florida Keys. Origin of gray squirrel An Americanism dating back to 1615–25 Words nearby gray squirrel Gray's Inn, gray skate, gray snapper, Grayson, Grays Peak, gray squirrel, gray substance, gray syndrome, gray trout, gray urn, graywacke Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gray squirrel They had come upon the winter storehouse of a gray-squirrel family. Everyday Adventures\|Samuel Scoville Most of the nut trees in the woods of this region were planted by the gray-squirrel. Boy Scouts Handbook\|Boy Scouts of America
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