NOUN | animal | order Scandentia, Scandentia | a small order comprising only the tree shrews |
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Meaning | 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). | |
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Synonym | Scandentia | |
Member of | Eutheria, subclass Eutheria | All mammals except monotremes and marsupials |
Members | Tupaiidae, family Tupaiidae | tree shrews |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Catalan | Scandentia |
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