Adapid
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(noun) extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins |
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Synonyms: Adapid group |
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Related Words: taxon, taxonomic group |
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