Prosimian
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prosimian is a noun meaning Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.
Meaning
Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.
More Meanings
- 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.
Word Forms
- prosimians
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include primates, primate, monkey, simian, simiid, haplorrhine.
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