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PROSIMIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("prosimian" is a kind of...):
primate (any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet)
Holonyms ("prosimian" is a member of...):
Prosimii; suborder Prosimii (not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea)