I. noun (plural squirrels; also squirrel) see: shine Date: 14th century any of various small or medium-sized rodents (family Sciuridae, the squirrel family): as, any of numerous New or Old World arboreal forms having a long bushy tail and strong hind legs, ground squirrel , the fur of a squirrel, II. transitive verb (-reled or -relled; -reling or -relling) Etymology: from the squirrel's habit of storing up gathered nuts and seeds for winter use Date: 1925 to store up for future use
squirrel cage noun Date: 1821 a cage for a small animal (as a squirrel) that contains a rotatable cylinder for exercising, something resembling the working of a squirrel in repetitiveness or endlessness
squirrel corn noun Date: 1843 a North American herb ( Dicentra canadensis ) of the fumitory family with much-divided leaves and a scapose raceme of cream-colored flowers
squirrel gun noun see: squirrel rifle
squirrel monkey noun Date: 1773 any of several small soft-haired South American monkeys (genus Saimiri, especially S. sciureus of the family Cebidae) that have a long tail not used for grasping and are colored chiefly yellowish gray with a white face and black muzzle
squirrel rifle noun Etymology: from its being suitable only for small game Date: 1834 a small-caliber rifle
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