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Wombat vs Squirrel - What's the difference?

wombat | squirrel |

As nouns the difference between wombat and squirrel

is that wombat is any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family vombatidae , mainly found in southern and eastern australia 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.

wombat

English

(wikipedia wombat)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several herbivorous, burrowing marsupials, of the family Vombatidae , mainly found in southern and eastern Australia.
  • squirrel

    Noun

    (Sciuridae) (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Derived terms

    * gray squirrel * red squirrel

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To store in a secretive manner, to hide something for future use
  • Usage notes

    * In addition to the single-L forms (m) and (m) given above, the less-common double-L forms (m) and (m) are also attested in UK usage.

    Derived terms

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