SCIUROID

Meaning of SCIUROID in English

/suy yoor"oyd/ , adj.

1. sciurine.

2. Bot. resembling a squirrel's tail, as the spikes of certain grasses.

[ 1890-95; sciur ( us ) SQUIRREL + -OID ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

SCIUROID — ˈsī(y)əˌrȯid, ˈsī(y)u̇ˌr- adjective Etymology: Latin sciur us squirrel + English -oid 1. a. : resembling a squirrel b. : resembling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SCIUROID — (a.) Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes …
Английский словарь Webster
SCIUROID — ( a. ) Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of branches which are close and dense, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCIUROID — adj resembling the tail of a squirrel; generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes …
Webster English vocab
SCIURINE — adj. 1 of or relating to the family Sciuridae, including squirrels and chipmunks. 2 squirrel-like. sciuroid adj. [ L sciurus …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SCIURINE — adj.1 of or relating to the family Sciuridae, including squirrels and chipmunks. 2 squirrel-like. Derivatives: sciuroid adj. Etymology: L sciurus …
Oxford English vocab

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