tupaioidadj.n.
/tʊˈpʌɪɔɪd/ A. adj.
Of or pertaining to the superfamily Tupaioidea, or resembling a member of this group.
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tupaioid1912
1912 Rep. Brit. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 583 Its Tupaioid ancestor took to an arboreal life.
1912 Rep. Brit. Assoc. 585 The Tupaioid Insectivores.
B. n.
An arboreal mammal of the superfamily Tupaioidea.
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tupaioid1972
1972 W. C. O. Hill Evolutionary Biol. Primates ii. 18 The order is remarkable for the persistence..of living forms that illustrate several successive evolutionary steps..from tupaioids to man.
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