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    FAMILY TUPAIIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primatesplay

    Synonyms:

    family Tupaiidae; Tupaiidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Tupaiidae" is a kind of...):

    mammal family (a family of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "family Tupaiidae"):

    genus Tupaia; Tupaia (the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews)

    tree shrew (insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout)

    genus Ptilocercus; Ptilocercus (pentails)

    Holonyms ("family Tupaiidae" is a member of...):

    order Scandentia; Scandentia (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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