tree shrew

tree shrew
noun
insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout
• Hyponyms: ↑pentail, ↑pen-tail, ↑pen-tailed tree shrew
• Member Holonyms: ↑Tupaiidae, ↑family Tupaiidae

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noun
: any of various small arboreal mammals (family Tupaiidae) of southeastern Asia that in appearance greatly resemble squirrels but may be distinguished by the very long pointed snout and sometimes by a distichous tail — compare pentail

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any of several insectivorous, arboreal mammals of the family Tupaiidae, of southern Asia and adjacent islands, resembling a squirrel and having a long snout.
[1890-95]

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tree shrew noun
A squirrel-shrew, any insectivorous mammal of the East Indian family Tupaiidae, squirrel-like animals related to shrews
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Main Entry: ↑tree

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tree shrew,
any one of a group of squirrellike, insect-eating mammals that live in trees, found in India, Borneo, and southeastern Asia.

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n. a small squirrellike insectivorous mammal with a pointed snout, native to Southeast Asia, esp. Borneo. ● Family Tupaiidae and order Scandentia: several genera, in particular Tupaia; tree shrews were formerly placed with either the insectivores or the primates

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  • tree shrew — n. any of a family (Tupaiidae) of small, omnivorous shrews of SE Asia …   English World dictionary

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  • tree shrew — noun A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew and classified scientifically as order Scandentia …   Wiktionary

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