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Noun: squirrel  skwu-rul [N. Amer], skwi-rul [Brit]
  1. A kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
     
  2. The fur of a squirrel
Verb: squirrel (squirrelled,squirrelling, or [US] squirreled,squirreling)  skwu-rul [N. Amer], skwi-rul [Brit]
  1. Hide in a safe place

Derived forms: squirreling, squirreled, squirrelled, squirrels, squirrelling

Type of: fur, gnawer, pelt, rodent

Part of: family Sciuridae, Sciuridae

Encyclopedia: Squirrel