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SUBORDER PROSIMII
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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:
Hypernyms ("suborder Prosimii" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "suborder Prosimii"):
prosimian (primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits)
Holonyms ("suborder 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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