Macroscelididae
plural noun
Mac·ro·sce·lid·i·dae
ˌmakrōsəˈlidəˌdē
: a family of African insectivores comprising the elephant shrews and constituting sometimes with the addition of the Tupaiidae a suborder (Menotyphla) of Insectivora
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Macroscelides, type genus (from macr- + scel- + Latin -ides, patronymic suffix) + -idae