Scandentia meaning

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Scandentia (noun): a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora).

Definition of Scandentia

  1. a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)

    Synonyms: order Scandentia

    Type of: animal order

Word lists: words starting with SC · words ending in IA · 10-letter words

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