tree shrews

A form of tree shrew — A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia, consisting of families Tupaiidae and Ptilocercidae.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of tree shrew
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