tree shrew

See also: treeshrew and tree-shrew

English

Alternative forms

treeshrew, tree-shrew

Noun

tree shrew (plural tree shrews)

A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia.

Hyponyms

pen-tailed treeshrew (species Ptilocercus lowii)
northern tree shrew (species Tupaia belangeri)
banxring (genus Tupaia)

Translations

small shrew-like animal

Finnish: tupaija (fi)
Hungarian: mókuscickány
Indonesian: tupai (id)
Malay: tupai tanah
Mandarin: 樹鼩目, 树鼩目

Navajo: tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ hazéí bíchį́į́hnézí
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