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squirrel

[skwur-uhl, skwuhr-, skwir-uhl] / ˈskwɜr əl, ˈskwʌr-, ˈskwɪr əl /


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The most famous is probably the North American grey squirrel, which has nearly wiped out our native red squirrel populations.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“This was sent in by Rebecca,” Drizzles says of a photo of a squirrel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Locals give directions to out-of-towners using churches as landmarks, and a Masonic lodge was promoting a squirrel hunt one recent day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

When a squirrel takes on your bird feeder, it’s using the same evolutionary tool kit your primate ancestors developed.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

There on a limb sat a gray squirrel.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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