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tree shrew
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See also: treeshrew and tree-shrew
English
Alternative forms
Noun
Wikispecies tree shrew (plural tree shrews)
- A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.
Hyponyms
- pen-tailed treeshrew (species Ptilocercus lowii)
- northern tree shrew (species Tupaia belangeri)
- banxring (genus Tupaia)
Translations
small shrew-like animal
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