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gray squirrel

gray squir·rel
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Transcription

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

Definitions of gray squirrel words

  • noun gray squirrel a common, grayish squirrel, Sciurus carolinensis, of eastern North America. 1
  • noun gray squirrel North American rodent 1
  • noun gray squirrel any of several large, gray squirrels (genus Sciurus), native to the U.S. 0
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Origin of gray squirrel

First appearance:

before 1615
One of the 41% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1615-25

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Parts of speech for Gray squirrel

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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gray 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.

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