tupaiidae
Noun
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Tree shrews;
In some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates (synset 102497497)is a type of: mammal family - a family of mammalsmember holonym:- genus tupaia, tupaia - the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
- tree shrew - insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
- genus ptilocercus, ptilocercus - pentails
belongs to: order scandentia, scandentia - a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)same as: family tupaiidae
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