prosimian

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

pro- +‎ simian

Noun[edit]

prosimian (plural prosimians)

  1. 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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Adjective[edit]

prosimian (not comparable)

  1. Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French prosimien.

Noun[edit]

prosimian m (plural prosimieni)

  1. prosimian

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