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tree shrew — noun insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout • Hypernyms: ↑placental, ↑placental mammal, ↑eutherian, ↑eutherian mammal • Hyponyms: ↑pentail, ↑pen tail, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
treeshrew — tree shrew n. Any of various small squirrellike arboreal mammals of the family Tupaiidae found in southeast Asia, India, and southern China. Though sometimes placed in a separate taxonomic order, tree shrews are thought to be related to both… … Universalium
marmoset — /mahr meuh zet , set /, n. any of several small, squirrellike, South and Central American monkeys of the genera Callithrix, Leontocebus, etc., having soft fur and a long, nonprehensile tail: some species are endangered. [1350 1400; ME marmusette… … Universalium
squirrel — squirrelish, squirrellike, adj. /skwerr euhl, skwur / or, esp. Brit., /skwir euhl/, n., pl. squirrels, (esp. collectively) squirrel, v., squirreled, squirreling or (esp. Brit.) squirrelled, squirrelling. n. 1. any of numerous arboreal, bushy… … Universalium
viscacha — /vi skah cheuh/, n. 1. a burrowing rodent, Lagostomus maximus, about the size of a groundhog, inhabiting the pampas of Paraguay and Argentina, allied to the chinchilla. 2. Also called mountain viscacha. a related rodent of the genus Lagidium, of… … Universalium
Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… … Universalium
malcoha — ▪ bird also spelled Malkoha, any of several species of cuckoos of southern Asia, especially members of the genus Rhopodytes (often placed in Phaenicophaeus). Malcohas are noted for having a long tail, a stout bill with bristly base, and… … Universalium
phalanger — pha•lan•ger [[t]fəˈlæn dʒər[/t]] n. mam any tree dwelling Australian marsupial of the family Phalangeridae, including mouselike, squirrellike, and lemurlike forms • Etymology: 1765–75; < F (Buffon) or < NL (1780) < Gk phalang , s. of… … From formal English to slang
banded anteater — noun small Australian marsupial having long snout and strong claws for feeding on termites; nearly extinct • Syn: ↑numbat, ↑anteater, ↑Myrmecobius fasciatus • Hypernyms: ↑dasyurid marsupial, ↑dasyurid • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
banx|ring — «BANGKS rihng», noun. a squirrellike, East Indian animal that feeds on insects. ╂[< a Javanese word] … Useful english dictionary
