Meaning of ORDER SCANDENTIA

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	Definition:		[n]  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)
	Synonyms:		Scandentia
	See Also:		animal order, Eutheria, family Tupaiidae, subclass Eutheria, Tupaiidae