tupaiidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Tupaiidae*:
NOUN	animal	Tupaiidae, family Tupaiidae	tree shrews

English > *Tupaiidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates.
Synonym	family Tupaiidae
Member of	Scandentia, order Scandentia	A small order comprising only the tree shrews
Members	Ptilocercus, genus Ptilocercus	pentails
	Tupaia, genus Tupaia	The type genus of the Tupaia
	tree shrew	insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
Broader	mammal family	A family of mammals

HyperDic: tupaiidae