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banxring|ˈbæŋksrɪŋ|
[a. Javanese bangsring (Horsfield), native name of the species.]
A genus of small insectivorous animals (Tupaia) approaching the squirrel in appearance and arboreal habits, found in Java, Sumatra, and adjoining islands; properly the name belongs only to the Javanese species (T. Javanica) discovered by Horsfield about 1806, the Sumatran species being called tupai.
1824Horsfield Zool. Res. Java s.v. Tupaia, The Bangsring fell under my observation during an early period of my researches in Java. 1847Carpenter Zool. §179 The banxring, a remarkable animal of which only three species are known. 1869Nicholson Zool. (1880) 770 ‘Banxrings’ or ‘squirrel-shrews’ of..the Malay Archipelago. |