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Definition of Tupaia
1. Noun. The type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Tupaiidae, Tupaiidae
Medical Definition of Tupaia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Tupaia
Literary usage of Tupaia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon by Robert Armitage Sterndale (1884)
"Dentition of tupaia. SIZE.—Head and body, 7 to 8 inches; tail, 7 to 9 inches.
No. 159. ... tupaia BELANGERI. The Pegu Tree-Shrew (Jerdon's No. 88). HABITAT. ..."
2. The Collected Scientific Papers of the Late Alfred Henry Garrod by Alfred Henry Garrod, William Alexander Forbes (1881)
"Ashley Eden, CSI, a male Burmese specimen of tupaia belangeri, which died, without
any perceptible organic lesion, on December 18th, 1876. ..."
3. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"those of the Malayan sub-region, the absence of tupaia from Ceylon probably
indicating that the genus is essentially a Malayan one which has immigrated but ..."
4. List of the Osteological Specimens in the Collection of the British Museum by John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1847)
"Cape of Good Hope. * Skulls. South Africa. Skulls. South Africa. tupaia ...
tupaia Javanica. •;• Skull. Java. ..."
5. The Mammals of India: A Natural History of All the Animals Known to Inhabit by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1874)
"Char.—Those of the family of which it is the only genus. Peculiar to South-Eastern
Asia. 87. tupaia Elliotti. ..."
6. The Encyclopædia of Geography: Comprising a Complete Description of the by Hugh Murray, William Wallace, Robert Jameson, William Jackson Hooker, William Swainson (1855)
"The Javanese and ferruginous tupaia; the Wild Cat of Java, the Long-armed ...
The Javanese Tupay (tupaia javanica), one of the many interesting discoveries ..."
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