'Sciuromorpha' definitions:
Definition of 'Sciuromorpha'
(from WordNet)
noun
Large more or less primitive rodents: squirrels; marmots; gophers; beavers; etc. [syn: Sciuromorpha, suborder Sciuromorpha]
Definition of 'Sciuromorpha'
From: GCIDE
- Sciuromorpha \Sci`u*ro*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. sciurus squirrel + Gr. morfh` form.] (Zool.) A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and others. [1913 Webster]