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 |