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Definition of
squirrel noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
squirrel
noun
noun
NAmE
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ˈskwərəl
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a small animal with a long thick tail and red, gray, or black fur.
Squirrels
eat nuts and live in trees.
see
ground squirrel
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squirrel
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