Definition of "squirrel" []

• Any of various arboreal rodents of the genus Sciurus and related genera of the family Sciuridae, having a long flexible bushy tail and including the fox squirrel, gray squirrel, and red squirrel. Also called tree squirrel. (noun)
• Any of various other rodents of the family Sciuridae, as the ground squirrel or the flying squirrel. (noun)
• The fur of one of these rodents. (noun)
• To hide or store: squirreled away her money. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "“The name squirrel comes from the Greek skiouros, which means shadow-tailed, because the tail is big enough to shade the rest of the animal.”"
• "Then, Donna will take them to what she calls "squirrel camp," where they will be in the wild on their own."
• "My chicken pot pie however trumps a milkbone and a squirrel is a good bit of fun to chase."