genus sciurus

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   type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels

   SynonymsSciurus

   Broadermammal genus

   Part ofSciuridae

Questions about genus sciurus

What does genus sciurus mean?

genus sciurus means "type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels".

What is another word for genus sciurus?

Close synonyms include Sciurus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus sciurus a common word?

genus sciurus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.