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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The typical genus of the family Tupaiidæ, the squirrel-shrows, containing several species of India, the Malay peninsula, and various Malayan islands.

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  • noun the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews

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  • "These data suggest that the tupaia is a practical animal model for experimental studies of HCV infection," say the researchers.

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  • The tupaia (Tupaia belangeri), also known as a tree shrew, is a small non-primate mammal commonly found in certain regions of Southeast Asia.

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