what does Sciurus carolinensis mean?

SCIURUS CAROLINENSIS as NOUN

Meaning
- common medium-large squirrel of eastern North America
- now introduced into England
Synonym(s)
- cat squirrel (what does cat squirrel mean?)
- eastern gray squirrel (what does eastern gray squirrel mean?)
Hypernyms(s) Sciurus carolinensis is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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