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fox squirrel

A large North American squirrel (Sciurus niger) having rusty or grayish fur.

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fox squirrel

(Animals) a large squirrel, Sciurus niger, occurring in E North America

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fox squirrel - exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States

eastern fox squirrel, Sciurus niger

tree squirrel - any typical arboreal squirrel

genus Sciurus, Sciurus - type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels

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A squirrel's life: throwing acorns and scolding passersby from the treetops, these woodland critters are a familiar sight across North America

A member of the class of 1967, the Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel (Sciurus niger cinereus) was among the first animals considered to be threatened with extinction.