tree shrew

Noun
  1. Insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout (synset 102497873)
    is a type of: eutherian, eutherian mammal, placental, placental mammal - mammals having a placenta; all mammals except monotremes and marsupials
    subtypes: pen-tail, pen-tailed tree shrew, pentail - brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia
    belongs to: family tupaiidae, tupaiidae - tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates

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