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lorisoid, n. and a.|ˈlɔərɪsɔɪd|
[f. mod.L. name of suborder Lorisoidea, f. generic name Loris (see above).]
A. n. A member of the suborder Lorisoidea, introduced by C. Tate Regan in 1930 and used in some recent classifications of primates.
B. adj. Of or pertaining to this suborder.
1930C. T. Regan in Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. VI. 385 The continent formed by the union of Africa and South America..was the original home of the Lemuroids and Lorisoids. Ibid. 387 In the Eocene there were in existence animals with many Lorisoid characters. 1953W. C. O. Hill Primates I. 101 Their [sc. dwarf-lemurs'] general affinities are certainly more lemuroid than lorisoid. Ibid. 105 Lorisoids tend to possess more rounded heads, with shorter faces, than the average lemuroid. 1965Punch 21 Apr. 580/1 Dr. Manley's studies on social behaviour and reproductive patterns in lorisoid primates have been extended to include the Angwantibo. 1970Nature 25 July 355/2 Such diverse groups of primates as the omomyids, most lemuroids, lorisoids or the platyrrhines. |