Associations to the word «Scandentia»
Wiktionary
SCANDENTIA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the infraclass Placentalia — the tree shrews.
Dictionary definition
SCANDENTIA, noun. 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).
Wise words
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