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Definition of Banxring
1. n. An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus Tupaia.
Definition of Banxring
1. Noun. (zoology) An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus ''Tupaia''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Banxring
1. a tree-shrew [n -S]
Medical Definition of Banxring
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Banxring
Literary usage of Banxring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sketches in Natural History: History of the Mammalia by Charles Knight (1849)
"Thus two small animals which, according to Dr. Horsfield's classification, belong
to the genus above de- 182.—Head of banxring. 123. ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"... white beneath ; tail compressed at the end, and not so long as the body by
one-fourth ; the incisors red at the ends ; -.- •;.* (1) The banxring ..."
3. Zoology: A Systematic Account of the General Structure, Habits, Instincts by William Benjamin Carpenter (1848)
"E, at present contains only one genus, the Tupaia, or banxring; a remarkable
animal, of which only three species are known to exist, and these are ..."
4. Introduction to Mammalia by Charles Hamilton Smith (1858)
"... were first made known by Sir Stamford Raffles and Dr. Horsfield, and belong
to the great Australian Islands; such are the Tupaia of Java, or banxring, ..."
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