prosimian

prosimian

English

Etymology

pro- +‎ simian

Noun

prosimian (plural prosimians)

1. A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.

Translations

primate suborder

Catalan: prosimi m Finnish: puoliapina

German: Halbaffen (de) Russian: полуобезья́на (ru) f (poluobezʹjána)

Adjective

prosimian (not comparable)

1. Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.