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Definition of Suborder menotyphla
1. Noun. Elephant shrews; tree shrews.
Exact synonyms: Menotyphla
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Insectivora, Order Insectivora
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Insectivora, Order Insectivora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Suborder Menotyphla
Literary usage of Suborder menotyphla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletin by Geological Society of America (1913)
"... of the suborder Menotyphla, are of peculiar interest, because they appear to
bridge over to some extent the gap that separates In- ..."
2. Treeshrews: An Account of the Mammalian Family Tupaiidae by Marcus Ward Lyon (1913)
"OSBORN, HENRY FAIRFIELD. The Age of Mammals in Europe, Asia, and North America,
1910. On p. 522, under classification of Mammals: suborder menotyphla, ..."
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