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Ptilocercus

noun

pentails

• Syn: ↑genus Ptilocercus

• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Tupaiidae, ↑family Tupaiidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑pentail, ↑pen-tail, ↑pen-tailed tree shrew

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\\ˌtilōˈsərkəs, ˌtīl-\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from ptil- + Greek kerkos tail

: a group of insectivores comprising the pentails

Useful english dictionary. 2012.