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LORISIDAE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless

Synonyms:

family Lorisidae; Lorisidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Lorisidae" is a kind of...):

mammal family (a family of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "Lorisidae"):

genus Loris (type genus of the Lorisidae)

genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus; genus Perodicticus; Perodicticus; Arctocebus; genus Arctocebus (a genus of Lorisidae)

genus Galago (bush babies)

Holonyms ("Lorisidae" is a member of...):

Lemuroidea; suborder Lemuroidea (Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii)

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