Definition of tupaiidae Tupaiidae

We found 2 definitions of tupaiidae from 2 different sources.

What does tupaiidae mean?

Noun
tupaiidae - tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates
		family Tupaiidae
		mammal family a family of mammals
		order scandentia, 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)
		genus tupaia, tupaia the type genus of the Tupaia: chief genus of tree shrews
		tree shrew insectivorous arboreal mammal of southeast Asia that resembles a squirrel with large eyes and long sharp snout