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family Sciuridae, n.

a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
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Sciuridae family Sciuridae

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hypernym

mammal family

member holonym

Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha

member meronym

squirrel Sciurus, genus Sciurus Tamiasciurus, genus Tamiasciurus Citellus, genus Citellus, Spermophilus, genus Spermophilus Cynomys, genus Cynomys Tamias, genus Tamias Eutamias, genus Eutamias Glaucomys, genus Glaucomys Marmota, genus Marmota Petauristidae, subfamily Petauristidae