| NOUN | animal | Omomyid group, Omomyid | extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonym | Omomyid | |
| Member of | Primates, order Primates | An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings |
| Broader | taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon | animal or plant group having natural relations |
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