prosimian
A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and earsA 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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Halbaffen
полуобезья́наpoluobezʹjána
primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
Translations
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Origin
From pro- + simian.From pro- + simian.
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Forms
plural: prosimians| Singular | prosimian |
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See also
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