Phrase guide

red squirrel

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sciurus vulgaris (Eurasian red squirrel), common in Europe and Asia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, the American red squirrel, found in parts of North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

common reddish-brown squirrel of Europe and parts of Asia

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cat squirrel, Sciurus vulgaris

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree squirrel

4

noun

Meaning 4

of northern United States and Canada

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: American red squirrel, spruce squirrel, Sciurus hudsonicus, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tree squirrel

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: катерица (katerica) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Bulgarian: обикновена катерица (obiknovena katerica) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Catalan: esquirol — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Dutch: eekhoorn — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Finnish: orava — Sciurus vulgaris
  • French: écureuil roux — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Icelandic: rauðíkorni — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Irish: iora rua — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Korean: 청서 (cheongseo) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Macedonian: црвена верверица (crvena ververica) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Malay: tupai merah — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Navajo: dloziłchííʼ — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Polish: wiewiórka pospolita — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Portuguese: esquilo vermelho — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Punjabi: ਲਾਲ ਗਾਲ੍ਹੜ (lāl gālhaṛ) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Russian: бе́лка обыкнове́нная (bélka obyknovénnaja) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Russian: ве́кша (vékša) — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Scottish Gaelic: feòrag-ruadh — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Spanish: ardilla — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Swedish: ekorre — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Turkish: kızıl sincap — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Welsh: gwiwer frowngoch — Sciurus vulgaris
  • Abenaki: mikowa makwigit — Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
  • Bulgarian: американска червена катерица (amerikanska červena katerica) — Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
  • Finnish: punaorava — Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
  • Polish: sosnowiórka czerwona — Tamiasciurus hudsonicus