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rock squirrel

rock squir·rel
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Transcription

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

Definitions of rock squirrel words

  • noun rock squirrel a large, gray ground squirrel, Spermophilus variegatus, inhabiting rocky areas of the southwestern U.S. 1
  • noun rock squirrel a ground squirrel (Citellus variegatus) with a gray body and black head, living mostly in rocky areas in the W U.S. and in Mexico 0
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Origin of rock squirrel

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Rock squirrel

noun
adjective
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adverb
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preposition
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rock squirrel popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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