plesiadapid
/ˌpliːzɪˈadəpɪd/Palaeontology
noun
A primitive primate belonging to the extinct family Plesiadapidae, known from Palaeocene fossil remains found in North America and Europe.
adjective
Of or relating to the family Plesiadapidae.
Origin
1930s; earliest use found in Science. From scientific Latin Plesiadapis, genus name + -id, after scientific Latin Plesiadapidae, family name.
- jumpable
- jump at
- jump bail
- jump ball
- jump blues
- jump cut
- jump down someone's throat
- jumped-up
- jumper
- jumper cable
- jumper lead
- jumper wire
- jump for joy
- jumpily
- jumpiness
- jumping bean
- jumping gene
- jumping jack
- jumping mouse
- jumping-off place
- jumping-off point
- jumping plant louse
- jumping spider
- jump instruction
- jump into bed with