Douglas squirrel

noun

Doug·​las squirrel

ˈdəgləs-

: a large ground squirrel (Tamiasciurus douglasii) of the western coastal area of North America typically grizzled gray with a wedge-shaped black mark on the nape

Word History

Etymology

after David Douglas †1834

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