CAT SQUIRREL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cat squirrel mean? 

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

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

2. common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAT SQUIRREL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cat squirrel; red squirrel; Sciurus vulgaris

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

tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

cat squirrel; eastern gray squirrel; eastern grey squirrel; Sciurus carolinensis

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

tree squirrel (any typical arboreal squirrel)

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

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