sciurus vulgaris

1. 1.

   common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

   Synonymsred squirrelcat squirrel

   Broadertree squirrel

   Part ofSciurus

Questions about sciurus vulgaris

What does sciurus vulgaris mean?

sciurus vulgaris means "common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia".

What is another word for sciurus vulgaris?

Close synonyms include red squirrel, cat squirrel. 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 sciurus vulgaris a common word?

sciurus vulgaris 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.