Definitions
a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
Word origin
From Middle English squirel, squyrelle, from Anglo-Norman esquirel and Old French escurel (whence French écureuil), from Vulgar Latin *scūriolus, diminutive of *scūrius, variant of Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “shadow-tail”, from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”)).
Used in a sentence
“tree squirrels”
“ground squirrels”
“flying squirrels”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Tree nut chaser”8 letters
02“Tree-dwelling nut eater”8 letters
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