order Scandentia
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Noun | 1. | order Scandentia - 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) animal order - the order of animals Eutheria, subclass Eutheria - all mammals except monotremes and marsupials family Tupaiidae, Tupaiidae - tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates |
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