sciuroid

[ sahy-yoo r-oid ]
/ saɪˈyʊər ɔɪd /

adjective

sciurine.
Botany. resembling a squirrel's tail, as the spikes of certain grasses.

Origin of sciuroid

1890–95; < Latin sciūr(us) squirrel + -oid

Words nearby sciuroid

scissortail, scissura, scissure, scituate, sciurine, sciuroid, sclaff, sclc, sclent, scler-, sclera

British Dictionary definitions for sciuroid

sciuroid
/ (ˈsaɪjʊrɔɪd, saɪˈjʊərɔɪd) /

adjective

(of an animal) resembling a squirrel
(esp of the spikes of barley) shaped like a squirrel's tail

Word Origin for sciuroid

C19: from Latin sciūrus squirrel + -oid