elephant shrew
elephant shrew noun: a sengi (order Macroscelidea).
Noun
elephant shrew (plural elephant shrews)
- A sengi (order Macroscelidea).
- For many years elephant shrews, represented here by the rock elephant shrew, were placed wifhin the Order Insectivora. Today they are separated from that group by virtue of their long snouts, heibivotous dentition and different digestive tract.1997, M. G. L. Mills, Lex Hes, The Complete Book of Southern African Mammals, page 62
- The recognition of elephant shrews as a distinct clade of eutherian mammals and the discovery of their earliest representatives has not simplified the problem of their higher-order affinities.2007, Patricia A. Holroyd, Jason C. Mussell, “6: Macroscelidea and Tubulidentata”, in Kenneth D. Rose, J. David Archibald, editors, The Rise of Placental Mammals: Origins and Relationships of the...
elephant shrew meaning in Tamil
elephant shrew in Tamil
- யானைமூஞ்சுறு
Forms of elephant shrew
| plural | elephant shrews |
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Questions about elephant shrew
- What does elephant shrew mean?
- Elephant shrew means a sengi (order Macroscelidea).
- What is elephant shrew in Tamil?
- Elephant shrew in Tamil is யானைமூஞ்சுறு. See Elephant shrew meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is elephant shrew?
- Elephant shrew is a noun.
- What is the plural of elephant shrew?
- The plural of elephant shrew is elephant shrews.
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