David's squirrel

noun

Da·​vid's squirrel

däˈvēdz-,

ˈdāvə̇dz-

: a grayish cliff-dwelling ground squirrel (Sciurotamias davidianus) occurring in several races in mountainous southern China

Word History

Etymology

after Abbé Armand David †1900 French missionary and naturalist

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