RED SQUIRREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does red squirrel mean? 

• RED SQUIRREL (noun)
  The noun RED SQUIRREL has 2 senses:

1. of northern United States and Canada

2. common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

  Familiarity information: RED SQUIRREL used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RED SQUIRREL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of northern United States and Canada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

American red squirrel; red squirrel; Sciurus hudsonicus; spruce squirrel; Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Hypernyms ("red squirrel" is a kind of...):

tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cat squirrel; red squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris

Hypernyms ("red squirrel" is a kind of...):

tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

Holonyms ("red squirrel" is a member of...):

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