pen-tail

• Nom désignant une musaraigne arboricole brune de Malaisie, caractérisée par une queue nue dont le tiers distal est bordé des deux côtés de longs poils rigides.

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.

1. C2formal

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

   Ptilocère de Low

   • 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.

   Synonymespen-tailed tree shrewpentail