xerine

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noun

Any squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:xerine.”

Origintaxonomic name Xerinae →
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Meanings

nounxerine (plural xerines)

plural xerines

  1. biologyAny squirrel in the subfamily Xerinae.
adjectivexerine (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the subfamily Xerinae of African ground squirrels.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:xerine.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameXerinae
  2. taxonomic nameXerinae
  3. Englishxerine

Borrowed from taxonomic name Xerinae.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

xerine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xerine

MLA

“xerine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xerine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xerine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xerine.

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