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Sciuridae (family) (Rodentia (order), Mammalia (class), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Family containing 50 genera and 268 species of small rodents; the term "squirrel" is derived from the Greek "skiouros," meaning "shade tail," which describes one of the animals' most conspicuous and recognizable features. |
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Sciuridae (family) (preferred,C,U,LC,S,English-P,D,U,N)
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Sciuridae (family) (Latin-P,D,U,N)
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squirrel family (C,U,C,English,UF,U,N)
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松鼠科 (科) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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sōng shǔ kē (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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song shu ke (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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sung shu k'o (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: H.HL |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 含五十個屬兩百六十八種小型囓齒動物的科;「松鼠(squirrel)」一詞源於希臘文skiouros,意思是「遮蔭尾巴」,描述了此類動物被公認最顯著的一項特色。
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