Meanings
nounptilocerque (plural ptilocerques)
plural ptilocerques
- obsoleterarebiologySynonym of pen-tailed treeshrew.
The Ptilocerque, which is an inhabitant of Borneo and Sarawak, is between five and six inches long, with a tail rather longer than the body.
1890, Grace Townsend, Friend and Foe from Field and Forest: A Natural History of the MammaliaSynonyms: pen-tailed treeshrew
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of pen-tailed treeshrew.
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Origin
- Frenchptilocerque
- Englishptilocerque
Borrowed from French ptilocerque.
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ptilocerque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ptilocerque
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