Sciurus

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Sciurus \Sci*u"rus\, n. [L., a squirrel, Gr. ?. See {Squirrel}.]
     (Zool.)
     A genus of rodents comprising the common squirrels.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Sciurus
       n : type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal
           squirrels [syn: {genus Sciurus}]