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prosimian

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Meaning

  1. noun A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.
  2. adjective Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.

Similar words

primates primate monkey simian simiid haplorrhine nonhominid monkie monky subprimate

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primates primate species biology behavior and ancestors to brain

Word family

prosimians

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