Etymology

xerine

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Today it means: Any squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae. Full definition →

taxonomic name Xerinae
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  1. taxonomic name · borrowed fromXerinae
  2. taxonomic name · borrowed fromXerinae
  3. English todayxerine

Borrowed from taxonomic name Xerinae.

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