Associations to the word «Prosimian»

Wiktionary

PROSIMIAN, adjective. Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.
PROSIMIAN, 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.

Dictionary definition

PROSIMIAN, noun. Primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits.

Wise words

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