English-Thai Dictionary

squirrel

N กระรอก  rodent kra-rok

 

squirrel

VT เก็บ สะสม  กักตุน  hoard store keb-sa-som

 

squirrel away

PHRV เก็บ  สะสม  รวบรวม  keb

 

squirrely

SL บ้า  ประสาท  สติ ไม่ดี  loony ba

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SQUIRREL

n.[L., Gr. , shade, and tail. ] A small quadruped of the genus Sciurus, order of Glires, and class Mammalia. The squirrel has two cutting teeth in each jaw, four toes on the fore feet, and five on the hind feet. Several species are enumerated. Among these are the gray, the red, and the black squirrel. These animals are remarkably nimble, running up tress and leaping from branch to branch with surprising agility. They subsist on nuts, of which they lay up a store for winter, some of them in hollow trees, others in the earth. Their flesh is delicate food.

 

SQUIRREL HUNT

n.In America, the hunting and shooting of squirrels by a company of men.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SQUIRREL

Squir "rel ( or; 277 ), n. Etym: [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel,F. écureuil, LL. squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr. si `oyros; skia ` shade + o'yra ` tail. Cf. Shine, v. i.]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus Sciurus and several allied genera of the famly Sciuridæ. Squirrels generally have a bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species live in burrows.

 

Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray squirrel (Scirius Carolinensis ) and its black variety; the fox, or cat, sqirrel (S. cinereus, or S. niger ) which is a large species, and variable in color, the southern variety being frequently black, while the northern and western varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red squirrel (see Chickaree ); the striped, or chipping, squirrel (see Chipmunk ); and the California gray squirrel (S. fossor ). Several other species inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European species (Sciurus vulgaris ) has a long tuft of hair on each ear. the so-called Australian squirrels are marsupials. See Petaurist, and Phalanger.

 

2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder. Barking squirrel (Zoöl.), the prairie dog. -- Federation squirrel (Zoöl.), the striped gopher. See Gopher, 2. -- Flying squirrel (Zoöl.). See Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Java squirrel (Zoöl.). See Jelerang. -- Squirrel corn (Bot. ), a North American herb (Dicantra Canadensis ) bearing little yellow tubers. -- Squirrel cup (Bot. ), the blossom of the Hepatica triloba, a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the earliest flowers of spring. -- Squirrel fish (Zoöl.) (a ) A sea bass (Serranus fascicularis ) of the Southern United States. (b ) The sailor's choice (Diplodus rhomboides ). (c ) The redmouth, or grunt. (d ) A market fish of Bermuda (Holocentrum Ascensione ). -- Squirrel grass (Bot. ), a pestiferous grass (Hordeum murinum ) related to barley. In California the stiffly awned spiklets work into the wool of sheep, and into the throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even producing death. -- Squirrel hake (Zoöl.), a common American hake (Phycis tenuis ); -- called also white hake. -- Squirrel hawk (Zoöl.), any rough-legged hawk; especially, the California species Archibuteo ferrugineus. -- Squirrel monkey. (Zoöl.) (a ) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South American monkeys of the genus Calithrix. They are noted for their graceful form and agility. See Teetee. (b ) A marmoset. -- Squirrel petaurus (Zoöl.), a flying phalanger of Australia. See Phalanger, Petaurist, and Flying phalanger under Flying. -- Squirrel shrew (Zoöl.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus Tupaia. They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like that of a squirrel. -- Squirrel-tail grass (Bot. ), a grass (Hordeum jubatum ) found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a dense spike beset with long awns.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

squirrel

squir rel |ˈskwər (ə )l ˈskwər (ə )l | ▶noun an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. [Family Sciuridae: several genera, in particular Sciurus, and numerous species. ] • a related rodent of this family. See ground squirrel, flying squirrel. • the fur of the squirrel. ▶verb ( squirrels, squirreling, squirreled ) 1 [ with obj. ] (squirrel something away ) hide money or something of value in a safe place: the money was squirreled away in foreign bank accounts. 2 [ no obj. ] move in an inquisitive and restless manner: they were squirreling around in the woods in search of something. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade ’ + oura ‘tail. ’ Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.

 

squirrel cage

squir rel cage ▶noun a rotating cylindrical cage in which a small captive animal can exercise as on a treadmill. • a monotonous or repetitive activity or way of life: running madly about in a squirrel cage of activity. • a form of rotor used in small electric motors, resembling a cylindrical cage.

 

squirrelfish

squir rel fish |ˈskwərlˌfiSH ˈskwərlˌfɪʃ | ▶noun ( pl. same or squirrelfishes ) a chiefly nocturnal large-eyed marine fish that is typically brightly colored and lives around rocks or coral reefs in warm seas. [Family Holocentridae: several genera and species. ]

 

squirrelly

squir rel ly |ˈskwər (ə )lē ˈskwər (ə )li | ▶adjective 1 relating to or resembling a squirrel: the chipmunks were little squirrelly things. 2 informal restless, nervous, or unpredictable. • eccentric or insane.

 

squirrel monkey

squir rel mon key ▶noun a small South American monkey with a nonprehensile tail, typically moving through trees by leaping. [Genus Saimiri, family Cebidae: five species, in particular S. sciureus. ]

 

squirreltail

squir rel tail |ˈskwərlˌtāl ˈskwərlteɪl |(also squirreltail grass ) ▶noun a kind of barley with bushy spikelets, sometimes cultivated as an ornamental grass. [Hordeum jubatum, family Gramineae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

squirrel

squir |rel |ˈskwɪr (ə )l | ▶noun an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. ●Family Sciuridae: several genera, in particular Sciurus, and numerous species. • a related rodent of the squirrel family. See ground squirrel, flying squirrel. • [ mass noun ] the fur of the squirrel. ▶verb ( squirrels, squirrelling, squirrelled; US squirrels, squirreling, squirreled ) 1 [ with obj. ] (squirrel something away ) hide money or something of value in a safe place: the money was squirrelled away in foreign bank accounts. 2 [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move in an inquisitive and restless manner: they were squirrelling around in the woods in search of something. ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade ’ + oura ‘tail ’. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.

 

squirrel cage

squir |rel cage ▶noun a rotating cylindrical cage in which a small captive animal can exercise as on a treadmill. • a monotonous or repetitive activity or way of life: running madly about in a squirrel cage of activity. • a form of rotor used in small electric motors, resembling a cylindrical cage.

 

squirrelfish

squir ¦rel |fish ▶noun ( pl. same or squirrelfishes ) a large-eyed, chiefly nocturnal marine fish that is typically brightly coloured and lives around rocks or coral reefs in warm seas. ●Family Holocentridae: several genera and species.

 

squirrelly

squir |rel ¦ly |ˈskwɪr (ə )li | ▶adjective 1 relating to or resembling a squirrel. 2 N. Amer. informal restless, nervous, or unpredictable: I got all squirrelly after you left. • eccentric or mad.

 

squirrel monkey

squir |rel mon ¦key ▶noun a small South American monkey with a non-prehensile tail, typically moving through trees by leaping. ●Genus Saimiri, family Cebidae: five species, in particular S. sciureus.

 

squirrel-tail grass

squirrel-tail grass ▶noun [ mass noun ] a kind of barley with bushy spikelets, sometimes cultivated as an ornamental grass. ●Hordeum jubatum, family Gramineae.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

squirrel

squirrel verb PHRASES squirrel away my intention was to squirrel away this money for a new car: save, put aside, put by, lay by, set aside, lay aside, keep in reserve, stockpile, accumulate, stock up with /on, hoard; informal salt away, stash away. WORD NOTE sciurine Murine, porcine, feline, ursine … all perfectly nice. But the squirrel's nomenclature has a particular charm. From the Greek skiouros ( skia shadow + oura tail ), the description is not merely zoological, it is also poetic and descriptively sound. Also, the enjoyments that can be found nailing a human face to its animal double are multiplied with sciurine. Many men look porcine, and many women feline, so many that the description feels cloudy and general. However, a sciurine face is such a specific, singular, and fatal resemblance that the user may conjure up the entire physical character of a person with just this one word. — ZS Conversational, opinionated, and idiomatic, these Word Notes are an opportunity to see a working writer's perspective on a particular word or usage.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

squirrel

squirrel verb PHRASES squirrel something away try to squirrel a little cash away for a rainy day: save, put aside, put by, lay by, set aside, lay aside, put to one side, reserve, keep in reserve, preserve, deposit, keep, store, stockpile, accumulate, collect, stock up with /on, heap up, hoard, stow away, cache, garner; informal salt away, stash away. WORD LINKS squirrel sciurine relating to squirrels drey home Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

squirrel

squir rel /skwə́ːr (ə )l |skwɪ́r -/〖語源は 「尾で陰を作る動物 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C リス ; U リスの毛皮 .動詞 ～s ; ～ed , ｟英 ｠～led ; ～ing , ｟英 ｠～ling 他動詞 ｟米 ｠〈食料 金など 〉を (せっせと )貯める [蓄える ], 隠す (away ).自動詞 せわしなく動き回る .～ly 形容詞 ｟くだけて ｠せかせかした, 落ち着きのない .