Sciuridae

plural noun

Sci·​uri·​dae

-rəˌdē

: a nearly cosmopolitan family of sciuromorph rodents consisting of the true squirrels, ground squirrels, marmots, and related rodents

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sciurus, type genus + -idae

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