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Definition of: sciuroid
(sī·y
r′oid) adjective
1. Of or pertaining to the Sciuridae.
2. Bot. Resembling a squirrel's tail, as the tufted spikes of certain cereal grasses. [<NL <L sciurus a squirrel + Gk. eidos a form]
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