shí
鼫
ancient term for flying squirrel-like rodent
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Meanings
1 sense · 2 examplesnoun
large squirrel or flying squirrel mentioned in ancient Chinese texts
archaicAn archaic zoological term found in pre-modern texts such as the *Erya* and *Bencao Gangmu*. Refers to a large rodent similar to the flying squirrel (鼯鼠).
《
Běn本
cǎo草
gāng纲
mù目
》
jì记
zǎi载
，
shí鼫
shǔ鼠
shēng生
yú于
shān山
lín林
，
xíng形
sì似
sōng松
shǔ鼠
ér而
dà大
。
The *Compendium of Materia Medica* records that the shí squirrel lives in mountain forests and resembles a large chipmunk.
Shí鼫
yǔ与
wú鼯
suī虽
tóng同
lèi类
，
rán然
shí鼫
bù不
néng能
fēi飞
。
Although the shí and the wú (flying squirrel) belong to the same family, the shí cannot fly.