ptilocerque

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ptilocerque.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈ(p)tɪləʊsɜːk/

Noun

ptilocerque (plural ptilocerques)

(zoology, obsolete, rare) Synonym of pen-tailed treeshrew
- 1890, Grace Townsend, Friend and Foe from Field and Forest: A Natural History of the Mammalia‎:
  The Ptilocerque, which is an inhabitant of Borneo and Sarawak, is between five and six inches long, with a tail rather longer than the body.

References

Oxford English Dictionary (second edition, 1989) s.v. “ˈptilocerque”
Oxford English Dictionary (third edition, September 2007) s.v. “† ptilocerque, n.”

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Translingual Ptilocercus.

Noun

ptilocerque m (plural ptilocerques)

pen-tailed treeshrew

Descendants

English: ptilocerque

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