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pro·sim·i·an

 (prō-sĭm′ē-ən)
n.
Any of various primates of the suborder Prosimii, which consists of the lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers.

[From New Latin Prosīmiī, suborder name : Latin pro-, before; see pro-1 + Latin sīmiī, pl. of sīmius, ape (variant of sīmia; see simian).]

pro·sim′i·an adj.
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prosimian

(prəʊˈsɪmɪən)
n
(Animals) any primate of the primitive suborder Prosimii, including lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers
adj
(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Prosimii
[C19: via New Latin from pro-2 + Latin sīmia ape]
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pro•sim•i•an

(proʊˈsɪm i ən)

adj.
1. pertaining to primates of the suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits and large eyes and ears: includes lemurs, lorises, and bush babies.
n.
2. a prosimian animal.
[1855–60; < New Latin Prosimi(i) (see pro-2, simian) + -an1]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.prosimian - primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habitsprosimian - primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits
primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet
Prosimii, suborder Prosimii - not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
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It houses approximately 250 prosimian primates from 21 species, which is the largest collection of lemurs outside of Madagascar in the world.
Lemurs belong to a group called prosimian primates, defined as all primates that are neither monkeys or apes.
The development of the sexually indifferent gonad in the prosimian, Galago crassicaudatus crassicaudatus.
The only reports of gallbladder neoplasms in wild animals in the literature are as follows: an adenoma in a chimpanzee (STAROST & MARTINO, 2002) and a bearded dragon (JAKAB et al., 2011), an adenocarcinoma in two African lions in captivity (SAKAI et al., 2003), and biliary tumors (two adenomas and five carcinomas) in prosimian primates in a retrospective study (REMICK et al., 2009).
During her first days in Tanzania, the woman had voluntary skin contact with a prosimian, but she recalled no recent tick bites or exposures to animals.
A monkey is any primate that is not a human, prosimian (lemurs and other primitive primates) or an ape.
1978: Sex ratio and local resource competition in a prosimian primate.
over its history, the DLC has housed, cared for, and made available for study nearly 4,000 animals across 31 species of non-human primates, including lemurs, lorises, and at one point, tarsiers (together, colloquially referred to as prosimian primates).
Peacemaking on treetops: first evidence of reconciliation from a wild prosimian (Propithecus verreauxi).
Telfer, "Germline stem cells in the postnatal mammalian ovary: a phenomenon of prosimian primates and mice?" Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, vol.
They engage in sunbathing during which they sit on their haunches, arms uplifted prayerfully, eyes glazed over in prosimian pleasure, and soak in the rays.