squirrel

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

squir·rel [squirrel squirrels squirrelled squirreled squirrelling squirreling] noun, verb BrE [ˈskwɪrəl] NAmE [ˈskwɜːrəl]
noun
a small animal with a long thick tail and red, grey or black fur. Squirrels eat nuts and live in trees.
see also ↑ground squirrel

Word Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade’ + oura ‘tail’. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.
Derived: ↑squirrel something away
 
verb (-ll-, especially US -l-)
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Word Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French esquireul, from a diminutive of Latin sciurus, from Greek skiouros, from skia ‘shade’ + oura ‘tail’. Current verb senses date from the early 20th cent.