Omomyid
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(noun) extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins |
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Synonyms: Omomyid group |
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Related Words: taxon, taxonomic group |
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