PROSIMIAN

Meaning of PROSIMIAN in English

[ prəʊ'sɪmɪən ]

■ noun Zoology a primate of a suborder (Prosimii) that includes the lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers.

Origin

C19: from pro- 2 + simian .

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PROSIMIAN — noun see: simian Date: circa 1890 any of a suborder (Prosimii) of lower primates (as lemurs and tarsiers), ~ adjective
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PROSIMIAN — I. -ēən adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary prosimi- (from New Latin Prosimii ) + -an, adjective suffix : of or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROSIMIAN — /proh sim"ee euhn/ , adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long …
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PROSIMIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Prosimii, from pro- (I) + Latin simia ape — more at simian Date: circa 1890 : …
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PROSIMIAN — [pro.sim.i.an] n [NL Prosimii, fr. [1]pro- + L simia ape--more at simian] (ca. 1890): any of a suborder (Prosimii) of …
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PROSIMIAN — prosimian BrE AmE prəʊ ˈsɪm i‿ən AmE \ proʊ- ▷ prosimian|s z
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PROSIMIAN — n. 25B6; noun . See list. Prosimians and Related Animals angwantibo lemur aye-aye loris bushbaby potto colugo sifaka flying lemur …
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PROSIMIAN — Полуобезьяны
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PROSIMIAN — n. Pronunciation: pr ō - ' si-m ē - ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin Prosimii, from 1 pro- …
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LEMUR — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin ~es, plural, ghosts Date: 1795 any of various arboreal chiefly nocturnal prosimian primates (superfamily …
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TARSIER — Any of three species (genus Tarsius , family Tarsiidae) of nocturnal prosimian primates found on several South Asian islands. Tarsiers …
Английский словарь Британика
LEMUR — In general, any of the prosimian primates (including galagos ), all of which have a naked, moist tip to their …
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TARSIOID — I. ˈtärsēˌȯid adjective Etymology: in sense 1, from New Latin Tarsioidea; in sense 2, from tarsi er + -oid 1. …
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ANTHROPOID — — anthropoidal , adj. /an"threuh poyd'/ , adj. 1. resembling humans. 2. belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Anthropoidea, …
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LEMUR — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin lemures, plural, ghosts Date: 1795 : any of various arboreal chiefly nocturnal prosimian primates …
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PRIMATE — in zoology, any member of the mammalian order Primates, which includes the prosimians, monkeys, apes, and man. The order has …
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TARSIER — n. Any of three species (genus Tarsius , family Tarsiidae) of nocturnal prosimian primates found on several South Asian islands. …
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LEMUR — n. In general, any of the prosimian primates (including galagos ), all of which have a naked, moist tip to …
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