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Definition of Scandentia
1. 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).
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Eutheria, Subclass Eutheria
Member holonyms: Family Tupaiidae, Tupaiidae
Medical Definition of Scandentia
1. An order of the class mammals that consists of one family, tupaiidae (tree shrews), 5 genera (one of which is tupaia), and 16 species. Their recent distribution is from india to the philippines, southern china to java, borneo, sumatra, bali, and other islands in those regions. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scandentia
Literary usage of Scandentia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. British Animals Extinct Within Historic Times: With Some Account of British by James Edmund Harting (1880)
"J scandentia, sc., "climbers," the marten and wild cat, perhaps also the squirrel.
The mention of the pheasant here is remarkable, and we should be curious ..."
2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"scandentia, characterized by a squirrel-like appearance, except that the muzzle
is attenuated and elongated. They climb trees with agility, ..."
3. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1867)
"scandentia, characterized by a squirrel-like appearance, except that the muzzle
is attenuated and elongated. They climb trees with agility, ..."
4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoology for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1869)
"scandentia, characterized by a squirrel-like appearance, except that the muzzle
is attenuated and elongated. They climb trees with agility, ..."
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