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PRONUNCIATION OF SCIURID

sciurid  [saɪˈjʊərɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCIURID

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sciurid is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCIURID MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sciurid

Squirrel

and see text Squirrels belong to family Sciuridae of small or medium-size rodents. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots, flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa, and have been introduced to Australia. The earliest known squirrels date from the Eocene and are most closely related to the mountain beaver and to the dormouse among living rodent families.

Definition of sciurid in the English dictionary

The definition of sciurid in the dictionary is a squirrel or related rodent.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCIURID


acarid
ˈækərɪd
ascarid
ˈæskərɪd
asterid
ˈæstərɪd
epeirid
ɛˈpaɪərɪd
ephemerid
ɪˈfɛmərɪd
galleried
ˈɡælərɪd
liveried
ˈlɪvərɪd
lurid
ˈlʊərɪd
nectaried
ˈnektərɪd
pagurid
pəˈɡjʊərɪd
pilloried
ˈpɪlərɪd
salaried
ˈsælərɪd
sigillarid
sɪˈdʒɪlərɪd
silurid
saɪˈlʊərɪd
stellerid
ˈstɛlərɪd
unsalaried
ʌnˈsælərɪd
unvaried
ʌnˈvɛərɪd
unwearied
ʌnˈwɪərɪd
varied
ˈvɛərɪd
wearied
ˈwɪərɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCIURID

scissel
scissil
scissile
scission
scissiparity
scissor
scissor bill
scissor jump
scissor-like
scissorer
scissors
scissors jump
scissors kick
scissors-and-paste job
scissortail
scissorwise
scissure
scitamineous
sciurine
sciuroid

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCIURID

acrid
arid
control grid
florid
grid
horrid
hybrid
jerid
Madrid
multigrid
murid
national grid
off-grid
off the grid
putrid
rid
starting grid
the grid
torrid
Wilfrid

Synonyms and antonyms of sciurid in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sciurid» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCIURID

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The translations of sciurid from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sciurid» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sciurid
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sciurid
570 millions of speakers

English

sciurid
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sciurid
380 millions of speakers
ar

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sciurid
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

sciurid
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sciurid
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sciurid
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sciuridés
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sciurid
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sciurid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

sciurid
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sciurid
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sciurid
85 millions of speakers
vi

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sciurid
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sciurid
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिंतित
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sciurid
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sciurid
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sciurid
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

sciurid
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sciurid
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sciurid
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sciurid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sciurid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sciurid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sciurid

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIURID»

The term «sciurid» is used very little and occupies the 189.035 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIURID» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sciurid» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sciurid» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sciurid

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCIURID»

Discover the use of sciurid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sciurid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biodiversity Response to Climate Change in the Middle ...
Fau- nally (at least in terms of the sciurid assemblage), horizon B of VR-DMNH reflects the least wooded (and, by extension, perhaps the driest) environment of any well-sampled site within the cave. “Grassland” indicators in the sciurid ...
Anthony D. Barnosky, 2004
2
Advances in Anaplasma Research and Application: 2011 ...
This study was undertaken in order to evaluate the prevalence of both B. burgdorferi sensu stricto (hereinafter referred to as B. burgdorferi) and A. phagocytophilum in several species of sciurid rodents from northern California, USA,” ...
‎2012
3
The Tertiary Record of Rodents in North America
Douglass (1902) first described Sciurus )effersoni from the Chadronian of Montana, noting its sciurid affinities. Since that time this species has been included in a number of genera of either sciurid or aplodontid. Osborn and Matthew (1909) ...
William W. Korth, 1994
4
Effects of Climate Change on Mammalian Fauna Composition and ...
However, because the Hudspeth Spermophilus is smaller than Spermophilus rexroadensis, it is unlikely to be conspecific with the HAFO material. Comments on HAFO Material This large sciurid is known from HAFO by only three specimens.
Dennis Russell Ruez (Jr), 2007
5
The Beginning of the Age of Mammals
Not all researchers accept Douglassciurus as a primitive sciurid, however. Heissig (2003) cited the separate entoconid and entolophid, together with the protrogomorphous skull, as grounds for excluding Douglassciurus from Sciuridae .
Kenneth D. Rose, 2006
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Peptide Hormones: Advances in Research and Application: 2011 ...
Colorado. State. University,. Fort. Collins: Plasma. ghrelin. concentrations. change. with. physiological. state. in. a. sciurid. hibernator. (Spermophilus. lateralis). “Ghrelin is a recently discovered hormone which has profound effects on food ...
‎2012
7
The Ecological Effects of Forest Thinning Treatments on ...
Forest thinning is a management strategy that is being implemented in coniferous forests in the Lake Tahoe Basin in institutional efforts to decrease fire severity, protect property, and restore pre-settlement structure and composition to ...
Katrina Heckendorn, 2012
8
The Digestive System in Mammals: Food Form and Function
(1993) support the two predictions (~ First, dry matter digestibility was greater (P < 0.05) in the voles (microtine) than in the chipmunks (sciurid), and the difference was greater on the higher fibre diet. Second, digestibility was similar in the ...
D. J. Chivers, P. Langer, 1994
9
Science, Race, and Religion in the American South: John ...
87. 90. 95. 99 Richardson. John, 37. 39 Rodents, n. 45: murid. 27. 33. 42. 43. 44: sciurid. 12. 33. 35. 37. 42. 43 Rufnn. Edmund, no. 128. 135. 216. 221. 224 Runkel.J. D.. 123 Riippell. Edward, 96 St. John's Lutheran Church (Charleston, SC), 2.
Lester D. Stephens, 2000
10
The Dictionary of Virology
Rota JS et al (1994) Virus Res 31, 317 Schwarz AJF (1962) Am J Dis Child 103, 256 sciurid herpesvirus 1 (ScHV-1) An unassigned virus in the subfamily Betaherpesvirinae. Seventeen of 81 European ground squirrels, Citellus citellus,  ...
Brian W.J. Mahy, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCIURID»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sciurid is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Nutty Squirrel That Dressed in Drag
What is “sciurid”? It wouldn't be unique if it involved a word you recognize. “Sciurid” is that niche adjective for rodents in the Sciuridae family, which includes ... «Hyperallergic, Apr 15»
2
Hillary Clinton Confronts French Furry Stalker, CNN Is ON IT
... defusing the sciurid threat to her campaign by shaking his (?) hand and giving the critter a copy of her book. CNN has the hard-hitting analysis, after the jump. «Wonkette, Jun 14»
3
Say it ain't snow: More wintry weather expected in Harrisburg by …
So instead of blaming poor Phil, who is only a grass-eating sciurid of the rodentia order, after all, why take solace in the fact that, after one last day of shoveling ... «The Patriot-News, Feb 14»
4
Curiosities: Why do chipmunks sit on the fence make that annoying …
A: This alert call is characteristic of the ground-dwelling sciurid rodents, which includes chipmunks, ground squirrels, woodchucks, marmots and prairie dogs, ... «Madison.com, Aug 11»
5
For animals, the bigger the group, the more distinct its members
To examine this phenomenon, the authors studied ground-dwelling sciurid rodents, a family that includes squirrels, chipmunks, and prairie dogs. These rodents ... «Ars Technica, Feb 11»

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