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TUPAIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
The type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
Synonyms:
genus Tupaia; Tupaia
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tupaia" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Holonyms ("Tupaia" is a member of...):
family Tupaiidae; Tupaiidae (tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates)