Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An animal of the genus. Tupaia (which see, with cut); a squirrel-shrew. The Peguan tree-shrew is a Burmese species, T. peguana.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
tree shrew .
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Examples
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The other day I had to tell my 2 sisters-in-law, both over 50, that the little creature so common in all Malaysian gardens and kampungs is not a squirrel but a tree-shrew.
Archive 2008-02-01 Glenda Larke 2008
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There is also a unique tree-shrew (Tupaia nicobarica), which is the most arboreal member of its genus.
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The other day I had to tell my 2 sisters-in-law, both over 50, that the little creature so common in all Malaysian gardens and kampungs is not a squirrel but a tree-shrew.
Why isn't Malaysia proud of its wildlife? Glenda Larke 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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Umm, because I'm a moron unimaginative tree-shrew?
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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