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gray squirrel

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sciurus griseus, a species of squirrel, found along the western coast of the United States and Canada, the western gray squirrel.

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Meaning 2

Sciurus carolinensis, a species of squirrel, found in the eastern and midwestern United States and Canada, and western Europe, eastern gray squirrel.

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: écureuil occidental — Sciurus griseus
  • Korean: 서부회색청서 (seobuhoesaekcheongseo) — Sciurus griseus
  • Navajo: dloziłbáhí — Sciurus griseus
  • Ojibwe: misajidamoo — Sciurus griseus
  • Spanish: ardilla gris occidental — Sciurus griseus
  • Finnish: harmaaorava — Sciurus carolinensis
  • French: écureuil gris — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Irish: iora glas — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Korean: 동부회색청서 (dongbuhoesaekcheongseo) — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Russian: кароли́нская бе́лка (karolínskaja bélka) — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Scottish Gaelic: feòrag-ghlas — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Seneca: dzoʼkda꞉göʼ — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Spanish: ardilla de las Carolinas — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Turkish: boz sincap — Sciurus carolinensis
  • Welsh: gwiwer lwyd — Sciurus carolinensis