prosimian

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Definition of prosimian in English English dictionary

Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates

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

primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits

Hyphenation

pro·si·mi·an