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Ptilocercus
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Translingual
Etymology
Latin ptilo- (“feather”) + Ancient Greek κέρκος f (kérkos, “tail”)
Proper noun
Ptilocercus f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ptilocercidae – the pen-tailed treeshrew.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Scandentia – order; Ptilocercidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Ptilocercus lowii – sole extant species
Descendants
- French: ptilocerque
Further reading
Ptilocercus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Ptilocercus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Ptilocercus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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