Tupaia
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Tupaia is the name of:
- Tupaia (navigator) — an 18th Century Tahitian navigator, arioi ("high priest") of local noble lineage, who accompanied Lt. James Cook as navigational guide on the latter's famous first voyage of discovery in HM Bark Endeavour. Tupaia died in Batavia of the disease Malaria in 1770 whilst Lt. James Cook visited the dry docks for urgent repairs to the HM Bark Endeavour.
- Tupaia (genus) - a genus of treeshrew (order Scandentia)
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