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    FAMILY LORISIDAE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually taillessplay

    Synonyms:

    family Lorisidae; Lorisidae

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("family Lorisidae" is a kind of...):

    mammal family (a family of mammals)

    Meronyms (members of "family Lorisidae"):

    genus Loris (type genus of the Lorisidae)

    genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus; genus Perodicticus; Perodicticus; Arctocebus; genus Arctocebus (a genus of Lorisidae)

    genus Galago (bush babies)

    Holonyms ("family Lorisidae" is a member of...):

    Lemuroidea; suborder Lemuroidea (Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii)

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