ツパイ

noun

tree shrew (order Scandentia)

General term for tree shrews, small mammals native to Southeast Asia. Often used in zoological contexts.

from Malay tupai

• ツパイは東とう南なんアジアの森しん林りんに生せい息そくする小こ型がた哺ほ乳にゅう類るいです。

  Tree shrews are small mammals that inhabit the forests of Southeast Asia.

noun

common tree shrew (Tupaia glis)

Specifically refers to Tupaia glis, the most widespread tree shrew species. Used in biological classification.

• コモンツパイは実じっ験けん動どう物ぶつとしても利り用ようされることがあります。

  The common tree shrew is sometimes used as a laboratory animal.