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- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the family
Tupaiidæ , somewhat resembling squirrels in size and arboreal habits. The nose is long and pointed.
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- noun zoology Any of the family
Tupaiidae oftree shrews .
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fbharjo commented on the word tupaiid
an anteater of sorts - it wears its id on its nose
September 21, 2009