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squirrel

/skˈwɜːəl/SKWUR-uhl
/skˈwɝəl/SKWUR-uhl

Meaningsquirrel

Common meaning: small tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail

Journey through time

  1. Latinsciurus‘squirrel’source
  2. Late Latinscurellussource
  3. Old Frenchescurel‘squirrel’source
  4. Middle Englishsquirel‘squirrel’source
  5. Englishsquirrel‘small tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin sciurus ‘squirrel’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry SQUIRREL, p. 588 · dictionary scan

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