| NOUN | animal | Scandentia, order 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 | order 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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