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menotyphla

/ˌmɛn.əʊˈtɪf.lə/

Traduction: Groupe taxonomique ou ordre ayant historiquement inclus les macroscélides et les toupayes, bien que la classification moderne les traite souvent séparément.

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/ˌmɛn.əʊˈtɪf.lə/formalscientific
  • frGroupe taxonomique ou ordre ayant historiquement inclus les macroscélides et les toupayes, bien que la classification moderne les traite souvent séparément.

A taxonomic group or order that historically included elephant shrews and tree shrews, though modern classification often treats them separately.

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  1. Former order of mammalsC2formalscientific

    A now largely obsolete taxonomic group that historically included elephant shrews and tree shrews, classified under the broader insectivore-like mammals.

    frMénothyphles

    • In older textbooks, elephant shrews were placed in the order Menotyphla.
    • Tree shrews were once grouped together with elephant shrews under Menotyphla.
    • Modern genetic analysis has reclassified Menotyphla species into separate orders.