单词 | prosimian |
释义 | prosimian /proh sim"ee euhn/, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the primate suborder Prosimii, characterized by nocturnal habits, a long face with a moist snout, prominent whiskers, large mobile ears, and large, slightly sideways-facing eyes, comprising the lemur, loris, potto, bush baby, and aye-aye. Cf. anthropoid, tarsioid. n. 2. a prosimian animal. [1855-60; < NL Prosimi(i) name of the suborder + -AN (see PRO-1, SIMIAN)] |
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