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: order_Scandentia
Related terms: animal_order Eutheria Tupaiidae
Similar spelling:   scandent
  scantling
  Sciaenidae
  sciaenid
  scantily
  scandal
  Scandinavia
  scoundrel
  scienter
  Schwantes
  Schwandt
  Schnetzer
  Schindler
  Schindele
  scantness
  Scandinavian
  scientist
  scantiness