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black squirrel

black squir·rel
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l]
    • /blæk ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [blak skwur-uh l, skwuhr- or, esp. British, skwir-uh l]
    • /blæk ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr- or, esp. British, ˈskwɪr əl/

Definition of black squirrel words

  • noun black squirrel a fox squirrel or gray squirrel in that color phase in which the fur is black. 1

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Origin of black squirrel

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1595-1605

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Parts of speech for Black squirrel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

black squirrel popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

black squirrel usage trend in Literature

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