Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - squirrel
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Squirrel
squirrel
I. noun (plural ~s; also ~) Etymology: Middle English squirel, from Anglo-French escurel, esquirel, from Vulgar Latin *scuriolus, diminutive of scurius, alteration of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, probably from skia shadow + oura tail — more at shine, ass Date: 14th century 1. any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the ~ family): as a. any of numerous New or Old World arboreal forms having a long bushy tail and strong hind legs b. ground ~ 2. the fur of a ~ II. transitive verb (-reled or -relled; -reling or -relling) Etymology: from the ~'s habit of storing up gathered nuts and seeds for winter use Date: 1925 to store up for future use — often used with away ~ away some money
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n. & v. --n. 1 any rodent of the family Sciuridae, e.g. the red squirrel, grey squirrel, etc., often of arboreal habits, with a bushy tail arching over its back, and pointed ears. 2 the fur of this animal. 3 a person who hoards objects, food, etc. --v. (squirrelled, squirrelling; US squirreled, squirreling) 1 tr. (often foll. by away) hoard (objects, food, time, etc.) (squirrelled it away in the cupboard). 2 intr. (often foll. by around) bustle about. Phrases and idioms squirrel cage 1 a small cage containing a revolving cylinder like a treadmill, on which a captive squirrel may exercise. 2 a form of rotor used in small electric motors, resembling the cylinder of a squirrel cage. 3 a monotonous or repetitive way of life. squirrel (or squirrel-tail) grass a grass, Hordeum jubatum, with bushy spikelets. squirrel-monkey a small yellow-haired monkey, Saimiri sciureus, native to S. America. Etymology: ME f. AF esquirel, OF esquireul, ult. f. L sciurus f. Gk skiouros f. skia shade + oura tail ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) беличий 2) роторно-элеваторный 3) роторно-элеваторный моечный squirrel cage washer — роторно-элеваторная моечная машина - squirrel cage ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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белка (Sciurus) – Abert's squirrel – African bush squirrel – African flying squirrels – African ground squirrel – African palm squirrel – African pygmy squirrel – Alaskan ground squirrel – American flying squirrel – American pygmy squirrel – American red squirrel – antelope squirrel – Arctic ground squirrel – arrow-tailed flying squirrel – Barbary ground squirrel – barking squirrel – bearded flying squirrel – beautiful squirrel – black-eared squirrel – black flying squirrel – Bornean pygmy squirrel – brown squirrel – bush squirrel – Chinese flying squirrel – complex-toothed flying squirrel – dwarf squirrel – dwarf flying squirrel – dwarf tree squirrel – eastern fox squirrel – Ethiopian ground squirrel – flying squirrels – fox squirrel – giant squirrel – gray squirrel – groove-toothed squirrel – ground squirrel – ground antelope squirrel – hairy-footed flying squirrel – long-clawed ground squirrel – long-nosed squirrel – long-snouted squirrel – multistriped palm squirrel – Neotropical groove-toothed squirrel – oil-palm squirrel – oriental pygmy squirrel – oriental tree squirrel – palm squirrel – parka squirrel – pygmy squirrel – pygmy flying squirrel – red squirrel – rock squirrel – rope squirrel – Russian flying squirrel – Samson squirrel – scaly-tailed flying squirrel – Siberian flying squirrel – smoky flying squirrel – spiny squirrel – splendid-tailed squirrel – spruce squirrel – sugar squirrel – sun squirrel – tassel-eared squirrel – thin-toed ground squirrel – thirteen-lined ground squirrel – tricolored squirrel – true squirrels – woolly flying squirrel ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. зоол. белка обыкновенная (Sciurus vulgaris) 2. беличий мех 3. зоол. суслик (Citellus; также ground squirrel) 4. собиратель, запасливый человек; все в свое гнездо тащит 5. ам. сл. псих; чудак 6. ам. сл. психиатр; психолог 7. ам. сл. неопытный и неосторожный водитель-лихач 8. преим. собирать про запас; запасаться (также squirrel away) 9. ам. сл. сновать, метаться из стороны в сторону (об автомобиле с неопытным водителем) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun белка 2. v. 1) собирать про запас; запасаться (тж. squirrel away); If we squirrel away most of the profit, we wont get into difficulties next year when we want to order supplies. 2) amer.; sl. сновать, метаться из стороны в сторону (об автомобиле с неопытным водителем) ...Англо-русский словарь
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(squirrels) A squirrel is a small animal with a long furry tail. Squirrels live mainly in trees. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n a small animal with a long furry tail that climbs trees and eats nuts ~2 v T + away especially AmE to keep something in a safe place to use later ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1327, from Anglo-Fr. esquirel, O.Fr. escurel, from V.L. *scuriolus, dim. of *scurius "squirrel," variant of L. sciurus, from Gk. skiouros "a squirrel," lit. "shadow-tailed," from skia "shadow" + oura "tail." The verb is first recorded 1929; squirrely is from 1934. The O.E. word was acweorna, which survived into M.E. as aquerne. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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