سنجاب

سِنْجَابٌ ذ [a Pers. word, arabicized; in the pre sent day applied to The squirrel; and particularly the gray squirrel: and the minever: ] a certain animal, of the length of the jerboa, larger than the فَأْر [or rat ], the fur of which is of the utmost softness: furred garments are made with its skin; and the best skins of this animal are the smooth and gray. (Dmr, TA.)