sciurus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Sciurus
    n 1: type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized
         arboreal squirrels [syn: {Sciurus}, {genus Sciurus}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sciurus \Sci*u"rus\, n. [L., a squirrel, Gr. ?. See {Squirrel}.]
   (Zool.)
   A genus of rodents comprising the common squirrels.
   [1913 Webster]
    

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