"tree shrew" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tree shrews [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tree shrew (plural tree shrews)
  1. A small mammal native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, resembling the shrew, in order Scandentia. Wikipedia link: treeshrew Categories (lifeform): Mammals Synonyms: treeshrew, tree-shrew Hyponyms: pen-tailed treeshrew (english: species Ptilocercus lowii), northern tree shrew (english: species Tupaia belangeri), banxring (english: genus Tupaia) Translations (small shrew-like animal): boomspitsmuis (Afrikaans), tupaija (Finnish), mókuscickány (Hungarian), tupai (Indonesian), tupai tanah (Malay), 樹鼩目 /树鼩目 (Mandarin), 树鼩目 (Mandarin), тупа́йя (tupájja) [feminine] (Russian), sivri sincapçık (Turkish), chuột chù cây (Vietnamese)

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