Standard Lemma guide

galago

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ɡəˈleɪɡəʊ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -eɪɡəʊ

1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bushbaby, bush baby

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lemur

History

Etymology

Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (“monkey”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: nagapie — primate
  • Chichewa: kamundi class 1a/2 — primate
  • Chinese Mandarin: 嬰猴 /婴猴 (yīnghóu) — primate
  • Dinka: adimkok — primate
  • Estonian: galaago — primate
  • Finnish: galago — primate
  • German: Galago — primate
  • Kazakh: галаго (galago) — primate
  • Malay: galago — primate
  • Polish: galago — primate
  • Romanian: galago — primate
  • Spanish: gálago — primate
  • Swahili: komba — primate
  • Yoruba: egbére — primate