What is "funambulus"

Funambulo \Fu*nam"bu*lo\, Funambulus \Fu*nam"bu*lus\n. [Sp. funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See Amble, and cf. Funambulist.] A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.]
--Bacon.

n. (context obsolete English) A funambulist; a tightrope walker.

Funambulus is a genus of rodents in the Sciuridae (squirrel) family. It contains these species:

• Genus Funambulus
  • Subgenus Funambulus
    • Layard's palm squirrel (F. layardi)
    • Indian palm squirrel (F. palmarum)
    • Nilgiri striped palm squirrel (F. sublineatus)
    • Dusky palm squirrel (F. obscurus)
    • Jungle palm squirrel (F. tristriatus)
  • Subgenus Prasadsciurus
    • Northern palm squirrel (F. pennantii)