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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesécureuil
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-kü-rœ
"L'écureuil a grimpé à l'arbre rapidement."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small to medium-sized rodent with a bushy tail, typically found in trees.
"The squirrel darted up the tree to escape the approaching dog." - 2
Any of various small rodents of the family Sciuridae, including tree squirrels, ground squirrels, and flying squirrels.
"In the park, we saw several species of squirrel foraging for nuts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Anglo-Norman French 'esquirel', which traces back to the Late Latin 'sciurus', and ultimately originates from the ancient Greek 'skiouros', meaning 'shadow-tail' (from skia meaning shadow and oura meaning tail).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Squirrel" is said worldwide
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écureuil
Transliteration: e-kü-rœ
"L'écureuil a grimpé à l'arbre rapidement."
Eichhörnchen
Transliteration: aiç-hör-nçen
"Das Eichhörnchen sammelte Nüsse für den Winter."
scoiattolo
Transliteration: skoy-at-to-lo
"Lo scoiattolo saltò da un ramo all'altro."
ardilla
Transliteration: ar-dil-la
"La ardilla corretea por el parque."
esquilo
Transliteration: es-ki-lo
"O esquilo estava buscando comida."
गिलहरी
Transliteration: gilarhi
"गिलहरी पेड़ पर चढ़ रही थी।"
松鼠
Transliteration: sōngshǔ
"松鼠在树上跳来跳去。"
다람쥐
Transliteration: da-ram-jwi
"다람쥐가 나무 위에서 놀고 있다."
リス
Transliteration: risu
"リスが木の上を走り回っている。"
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