Definitions
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- noun a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
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Examples
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Although I only study one family in depth (sciuridae) I haven't yet spotted a pattern of play in people that I can't also observe in (most) squirrel species, albeit in a smaller, simpler fashion.
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Naturalist John Muir described the Douglas squirrel as "by far the most interesting and influential of the California sciuridae Sciuridae?
Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek Chris Hardwick 2008
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Naturalist John Muir described the Douglas squirrel as "by far the most interesting and influential of the California sciuridae Sciuridae?
Diary of a Self-Help Dropout: Flirting With the 4-Hour Workweek 2008
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