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SUBORDER PROSIMII
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Dictionary entry overview: What does suborder Prosimii mean?
• SUBORDER PROSIMII (noun)
The noun SUBORDER PROSIMII has 1 sense:
1. not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
Familiarity information: SUBORDER PROSIMII used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Prosimii; suborder Prosimii
Hypernyms ("suborder Prosimii" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "suborder Prosimii"):
prosimian (primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits)
Holonyms ("suborder Prosimii" is a member of...):
order Primates; Primates (an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings)
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