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sciurine

/ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sci-urine
IPA
/ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.

noun

A member of the squirrel subfamily of Sciurinae.

Etymology

From Latin sciūrus (“squirrel”), from Ancient Greek σκίουρος (skíouros, “squirrel”), from σκιά (skiá, “shadow”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”), + -ine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/

Inflected Forms

sciurines (plural)

Synonyms

squirrellike

Questions

How do you pronounce sciurine?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsaɪjʊɹaɪn/.
What does sciurine mean?
Pertaining to or characteristic of squirrels.
Where does sciurine come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce sciurine

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