Sciurine
/ˈskaɪjʊəraɪn/noun
Relating to squirrels or the squirrel family.
Did you know?Sciurine comes from the same Greek root that gave us the scientific family name Sciuridae, and that root was once linked to the idea of a squirrel making shade with its tail.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
GR
σκίουρος (skiouros)
“squirrel; literally a creature associated with a shadow or shade-tail”
Latin
LA
Sciurus
“the squirrel genus name adopted in scientific Latin”
19th Century
EN
sciurine
“pertaining to squirrels or the squirrel family”
Modern English
EN
sciurine
“relating to squirrels or members of the squirrel family”