̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmȯrfə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek skiouros squirrel + New Latin -morpha — more at squirrel
: a suborder or formerly a superfamily of Rodentia comprising relatively large more or less primitive forms (as the squirrels, marmots, gophers, beavers, and related rodents) — compare hystricomorpha , myomorpha