Sciuridae
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~ a mammal family of true squirrels including: ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles
sciuromorpha
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~ large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc.
Sciurus
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Sciuridae; typical moderate-sized arboreal squirrels
Sciurus griseus
— Noun
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~ large grey squirrel of far western areas of United States
Sciurus carolinensis
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~ common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America; now introduced into England
Sciurus niger
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~ exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States
Sciurus hudsonicus
— Noun
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~ of northern United States and Canada
sclaff
— Noun
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~ a poor golf stroke in which the club head hits the ground before hitting the ball
Salvia sclarea
— Noun
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~ aromatic herb of southern Europe; cultivated in Great Britain as a potherb and widely as an ornamental
sclera
— Noun
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~ the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
Scleranthus
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~ small genus of Old World weedy prostrate annuals: knawel
Scleranthus annuus
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~ widely distributed low-growing Eurasian herb having narrow leaves and inconspicuous green flowers
scleredema
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~ a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face
sclerite
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~ hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods
scleritis
— Noun
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~ inflammation of the sclera
Scleroderma
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~ genus of poisonous fungi having hard-skinned fruiting bodies: false truffles
Scleroderma bovista
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~ an earthball with a peridium that is firm dry and smooth when young but developing cracks when mature; pale orange-yellow when young and reddish brown at maturity
Scleroderma aurantium
— Noun
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~ an earthball fungus that is a dingy brownish yellow and a dark purplish interior; the peridium is covered with a pattern of small warts
scleroderma
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~ an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin
Scleroderma flavidium
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~ an earthball with a smooth upper surface that is at first buried in sand; the top of the fruiting body opens up to form segments like the ray of an umbel