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PROSIMII

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea

Synonyms:

Prosimii; suborder Prosimii

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "Prosimii"):

prosimian (primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits)

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

order Primates; Primates (an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings)

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