red squirrel
noun
: a common and widely distributed North American squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) that has reddish upper parts and is smaller than the gray squirrel
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The native red squirrel population in the UK has been decimated by the encroachment of its American cousin, an invasive species.
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Spruce-cone seeds mitigate the early-life trauma and lengthen the lives of Yukon red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), but peanut butter does not.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Modern red squirrels have a strain of leprosy closely related to a medieval human strain.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
Give yourself a few hours to explore these enchanting grounds, home to more than 2,000 exotic species from across the world and a number of red squirrels.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
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JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
Spruce-cone seeds mitigate the early-life trauma and lengthen the lives of Yukon red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), but peanut butter does not.
—John Ganz, Harper's Magazine, 22 May 2024
Modern red squirrels have a strain of leprosy closely related to a medieval human strain.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2024
Give yourself a few hours to explore these enchanting grounds, home to more than 2,000 exotic species from across the world and a number of red squirrels.
—Julia O'Driscoll, The Week Uk, theweek, 11 June 2024
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“Red squirrel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20squirrel. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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