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Noun: Scandentia
  1. 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)
    - order Scandentia

Type of: animal order

Part of: Eutheria, subclass Eutheria

Encyclopedia: Scandentia