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fox squirrel

noun

  1. any of several North American arboreal squirrels varying in color and of an exceptionally large size.


fox squirrel

noun

  1. a large squirrel, Sciurus niger , occurring in E North America
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fox squirrel1

An Americanism dating back to 1675–85
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Example Sentences

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Ordeñana said the same thing that has helped the eastern fox squirrel take over the West Coast as it has also makes it a formidable backyard foe.

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Ralph’s photo of a fox squirrel peering imperiously down from a tree is the winner of my 2023 Squirrel Week Squirrel Photography Contest.

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It was a newborn fox squirrel that Brian figured had fallen 25 feet from a nearby tree.

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In Hunt’s case, that means studying fox squirrels, Sciurus niger.

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Cognitive scientists and biomechanics experts at the University of California, Berkeley, set out to test both the agility and decision making of wild fox squirrels in a eucalyptus grove at the edge of the campus.

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