tupai muncung
Malay
Etymology
From tupai (“squirrel”) + muncung (“snout”).
Noun
tupai muncung (Jawi spelling توڤاي مونچوڠ, plural tupai-tupai muncung or tupai2 muncung)
- treeshrew (mammal of the order Scandentia)
- Synonym: tupai akar
Further reading
- "tupai muncung" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017