Associations to the word «Sciurus»

Wiktionary

SCIURUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Sciurinae   — the squirrels.
SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Sciuridae   — native to eastern North America, introduced and invasive elsewhere.
SCIURUS VULGARIS, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Sciuridae   — the red squirrel.

Dictionary definition

SCIURUS, noun. Type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis