"prosimian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: pro- + simian Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|simian}} pro- + simian Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prosimian (not comparable)
  1. Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prosimian-en-adj-EtxLtTHY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 62 38

Noun

Forms: prosimians [plural]
Etymology: pro- + simian Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pro|simian}} pro- + simian Head templates: {{en-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. Categories (lifeform): Prosimians Translations (primate suborder): prosimi [masculine] (Catalan), puoliapina (Finnish), Halbaffen (German), małpiatka [feminine] (Polish), полуобезья́на (poluobezʹjána) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-prosimian-en-noun-XCF19xQl Disambiguation of Prosimians: 38 62 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with pro- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pro-: 44 56

Inflected forms

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