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adj
Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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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.
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noun
primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: primate
History
From pro- + simian.
Across languages
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