リスモドキ

noun

tree shrew

Refers to small mammals of the order Scandentia, resembling squirrels but not true shrews. The term is rare and mainly used in biological contexts; the katakana form リスモドキ is standard.

See also: ツパイ

• リスモドキは東とう南なんアジア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 Southeast Asia.

• 動どう物ぶつ園えんでリスモドキを見みたことがありますか。

  Have you ever seen a tree shrew at the zoo?