pen-tail

A noun referring to a brown tree shrew of Malaysia, characterized by a naked tail that is bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Spitzhörnchen-Art Tupaia dorsalis aus Malaysia bezeichnet, die einen nackten Schwanz hat, dessen distales Drittel beidseitig von langen, steifen Haaren gesäumt ist.

1. Brown tree shrew C2 formal

   A brown tree shrew with a naked tail that is bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; native to Malaysia.

   • The pen-tail is a rare mammal found in the forests of Malaysia.
   • Researchers observed the pen-tail's unique tail structure in its natural habitat.
   • The pen-tail uses its fringed tail for balance while moving through trees.

   🇩🇪Federohr-Spitzhörnchen

   Synonyme: pen-tailed tree shrewpentail