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prosimians

/proʊˈsɪmiənz/

Meanings
noun
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.

Examples :

"Many prosimians, like lemurs and lorises, are active at night, making them difficult to spot in the daytime zoo. "
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Related Words

Illustration paraphyletic

paraphyletic adjective

/ˌpærəfɑɪˈlɛtɪk/ /ˌpærəfɪˈlɛtɪk/

Of a defined group of taxa, not including all descendants of the most recent common ancestor of all members.

"The group of students studying history is paraphyletic, as it excludes all the students who are studying related subjects like political science. "

Illustration lorises

lorises noun

/ˈlɔːrɪsiːz/ /ˈlɒrɪsiːz/

Any of several small, slow-moving primates, of the family Lorisidae, found in India and southeast Asia.

"While trekking in Southeast Asia, we were lucky enough to spot several shy lorises clinging to the branches of a tree. "

Illustration primate

primate noun

/ˈpɹaɪmeɪt/

A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.

"Primates range from lemurs to gorillas."

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Illustration primates

primates noun

/ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/

A mammal of the order Primates, including simians and prosimians.

"Primates range from lemurs to gorillas."

Illustration formerly

formerly adverb

/ˈfɔːməli/ /ˈfɔɹmɚli/

At some time in the past

"My formerly quiet neighborhood is now very busy with new construction. "

Illustration suborder

suborder noun

/ˈsʌbɔːrdər/ /ˈsʌbɔːdə/

A taxonomic category below order and above infraorder.

""Within the order Primates, which includes monkeys, apes, and humans, there are several suborders, each grouping together animals with shared evolutionary traits." "

Illustration nocturnal

nocturnal noun

/nɒkˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/ /nɑkˈtɚnəl/

A person or creature that is active at night.

"The nocturnal is a time when many animals are most active. "

Illustration daytime

daytime noun

/ˈdeɪtaɪm/

The time of daylight; the time between sunrise and sunset.

"My daughter enjoys playing outside during the daytime. "

Illustration grouped

grouped verb

/ɡɹuːpt/

To put together to form a group.

"group the dogs by hair colour"

Illustration generally

generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "