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Prosimii

noun

not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea

• Syn: ↑suborder Prosimii

• Hypernyms: ↑animal order

• Member Holonyms: ↑Primates, ↑order Primates

• Member Meronyms: ↑prosimian

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\\-mēˌī\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from pro- (I) + -simii (from Latin simia ape) — more at simian

in some classifications : a suborder of Primates that includes the less progressive primates (as the tarsiers and lemurs) and is coextensive with Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea of other classifications

Useful english dictionary. 2012.