squirrel
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈskwɜrəl/
:
piel de ardilla
- For the winter festival, he wore a beautiful coat adorned with squirrel fur.
- squirrel skin
Examples
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So, either you start talking, or come winter, I'll be wearing a new squirrel-skin coat.
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In that squirrel coat I bought you.
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Send me some of your squirrel covers.
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I swear that stew had some squirrel meat in it.
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His canopied bed had a squirrel-skin coverlet, but the sheets beneath were satin.
Fiction book (2000) -
The tailor used the soft squirrel fur to line the elegant coat.
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She admired the luxurious squirrel trim on the vintage jacket.
Synonyms
279
1.0
Soft thick hair that covers some animals or the material used for warm coats
11
2.0
Soft fur from a small furry animal used to make warm clothes
8
4.1
Soft fur from a wild mammal often grey or reddish brown used for clothing
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5.2
Soft brown fur used to make hats and warm clothes
4
3.7
Thick brown and black fur from a small North American animal used for warm clothing
1
7.4
Soft brown fur from this animal used to make coats and hats
Soft brown fur from a beaver used to make warm clothes and hats
A brown soft fur from a muskrat that people use to make warm clothes
The tail of a raccoon used as a decoration on clothing
Compounds
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5.5
A small active monkey with a long tail and dark face that lives in Central and South American forests
A small tree animal with a long tail that has black fur because of a change in its genes
- UK
A small reddish-brown tree squirrel from Europe and Asia with small fur tufts on its ears
A small squirrel that lives in trees in the coastal forests of western North America
A large tree squirrel with a bushy tail and reddish gray fur that lives in the eastern United States
A common medium-sized squirrel from eastern North America with gray fur and a bushy tail
A small ground squirrel with white side stripes that moves quickly in deserts
A small squirrel active at night that glides between trees using a skin flap
- Specialized
A small animal with red fur that lives in trees in northern United States and Canada
A small tree animal from Asia with fur flaps between its legs that let it glide at night
A large squirrel that lives in burrows in far northern North America and hibernates for many months
A small brown animal with black stripes on its back that lives on the ground in western North America
A large North American squirrel that glides between trees using a skin flap
- Specialized
A small squirrel that lives in the grasslands of western North America and digs burrows
A small animal with a bushy tail that lives in northern forests and eats spruce cones
A small woodland plant with creamy white flowers and yellow roots like corn kernels
- Informal
A situation where people keep moving or working but make no real progress
- Specialized
An electric motor with a round metal turning part shaped like a cage
A small squirrel from eastern North America with dark stripes on its back that stores food in its cheek pouches
- Specialized
A large gray tree squirrel with a bushy tail that lives in western United States forests
- Specialized
A small ground squirrel with a white tail that moves quickly in the dry western United States
Surface Forms
Etymology
Squirrel for fur comes from the animal's name because people used the squirrel's soft coat to trim and line clothes. So when you see squirrel meaning fur, it means the animal's soft hair used for warmth.