order_scandentia
1. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) 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)
Synonyms: Scandentia
Related terms: animal_order Eutheria Tupaiidae
Similar spelling:   order_Rodentia
  order_Salientia
  order_Corrodentia
  order_Sirenia
  order_Secotiales
  order_Marchantiales
  order_Ganoidei
  order_Scorpionida
  order_Gnetales
  order_Phasmatodea
  order_Conodonta
  order_Thecodontia
  order_Santalales
  order_Myaceae
  order_Opuntiales
  order_Sphaeriales
  order_Araneae
  order_Isospondyli
  order_Gentianales
  order_Tubulidentata
  order_Sarraceniales
  order_Bennettitales
  order_Araneida
  order_Urodella
  order_Plantaginales
  order_Insectivora
  order_Marattiales
  order_Caudata
  order_Scleroparei
  order_Synentognathi
  order_Acarina