noun
tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
• Syn: ↑Tupaiidae
• Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Scandentia, ↑order Scandentia
• Member Meronyms: ↑Tupaia, ↑genus Tupaia, ↑tree shrew, ↑Ptilocercus, ↑genus Ptilocercus
Useful english dictionary. 2012.