halfaap

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Compound of half (“half, not quite”) +‎ aap (“monkey”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑlf.aːp/
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  • Hyphenation: half‧aap

Noun[edit]

halfaap m (plural halfapen, diminutive halfaapje n)

  1. (zoology) A strepsirrhine, member of one the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes).

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