family sciuridae

1. A mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels;
   Marmots;
   Chipmunks;
   Flying squirrels;
   Spermophiles (synset 102358363)
   is a type of: mammal family - a family of mammals
   member holonym:

   • squirrel - a kind of arboreal rodent having a long bushy tail
   • genus sciurus, sciurus - type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
   • genus tamiasciurus, tamiasciurus - American red squirrels
   • citellus, genus citellus, genus spermophilus, spermophilus - typical ground squirrels
   • cynomys, genus cynomys - prairie dogs
   • genus tamias, tamias - chipmunks of eastern North America
   • eutamias, genus eutamias - chipmunks of western America and Asia
   • genus glaucomys, glaucomys - New World flying squirrels
   • genus marmota, marmota - marmots
   • petauristidae, subfamily petauristidae - Old World flying squirrels
   belongs to: sciuromorpha, suborder sciuromorpha - large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
   same as: sciuridae

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