Simiiformes

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin simia (“ape, monkey”) + forma (“form, shape”)

Proper noun

Simiiformes

1. A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the monkeys.

Hypernyms

• (infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder

Hyponyms

• (infraorder): Platyrrhini (New World monkeys), Catarrhini (Old World monkeys etc) - parvorders

Coordinate terms

• (infraorder in Haplorhini): Tarsiiformes - infraorder

References

• Simiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Simiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Simiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Simiiformes in Mammal Species of the World^[1] at Bucknell.
• Simiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Primates at the Tree of Life Web Project