PROSIMIAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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)

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