Moose vs Squirrel - What's the difference?
moose | squirrel |
(US) The largest member of the deer family (Alces alces ), of which the male has very large, palmate antlers.
(informal) An ugly person
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Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.
(Scientology, often, disparaging) A person, usually a freezoner, who applies L. Ron Hubbard's technology in a heterodox manner.
One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work with the large cylinder.
As nouns the difference between moose and squirrel
is that moose is while squirrel is any of the rodents of the family sciuridae distinguished by their large bushy tail.As a verb squirrel is
to store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use.moose
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Etymology 1
Earlier mus'', ''moos , from a Northeastern (etyl) language name for the animal, such as (etyl) moos, mws (cognate to (etyl) moos, (etyl) mos, (etyl) moz), from , referring to how a moose strips tree bark when feeding.Online Etymology Dictionary
Noun
- We saw a moose at the edge of the woods by the marsh .