squirrelianとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

squirrelian (comparative more squirrelian, superlative most squirrelian)

1. (rare, humorous) Of or relating to squirrels.
   • 1880, The Medium and Daybreak (volume 11, page 363)

     When they rest from their squirrelian revolutions, and die in the Lord, and their works do follow them, these are what will follow them: […]

   • 1955, Yosemite Nature Notes (volumes 34-36, page 64)

     One such individual living in California's Yosemite National Park concluded, after what must have been a tremendous bit of squirrelian cogitation, that summer time was too precious to waste by gathering and burying nuts piecemeal.

   • 2023, Peter Coates, Squirrel Nation: Reds, Greys and the Meaning of Home (page 177)

     Collectively, these groups constitute the regiments of the red-squirrelian defence force.