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sciuroid

[sahy-yoor-oid]

adjective

  1. sciurine.

  2. Botany.resembling a squirrel's tail, as the spikes of certain grasses.

sciuroid

/ ˈsaɪjʊrɔɪd, saɪˈjʊərɔɪd /

adjective

  1. (of an animal) resembling a squirrel

  2. (esp of the spikes of barley) shaped like a squirrel's tail

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciuroid1

1890–95; < Latin ū ( us ) squirrel + -oid
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sciuroid1

C19: from Latin ūus squirrel + -oid

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