Pentail (Noun)
Meaning
Brown tree shrew having a naked tail bilaterally fringed with long stiff hairs on the distal third; of Malaysia.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The brown tree shrew's pentail serves as a counterbalance while it leaps from tree to tree in the dense Malaysian rainforest.
- Its distinctive pentail allows researchers to distinguish it from similar species in the region.
- The unique pentail on the brown tree shrew's tail has adapted for better balance during long-distance jumps.
- In Malaysia, the brown tree shrew is easily identifiable by its distinctive pentail on its otherwise naked tail.
- Scientists have found that the stiff hairs of the brown tree shrew's pentail are essential for its arboreal lifestyle in Malaysia.