prosimian
adjEtymology From pro- + simian.
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Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.
prosimian
nounEtymology From pro- + simian.
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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.