HyperDic: suborder_lemuroidea

English > 1 sense of the expression suborder Lemuroidea:
NOUNanimalsuborder Lemuroidea, LemuroideaLemuridae
English > suborder Lemuroidea: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningLemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii.
SynonymLemuroidea
Member ofPrimates, order PrimatesAn animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
MembersIndriidae, family IndriidaeA family of Lemuroidea
Lemuridae, family Lemuridaetypical lemurs
Lorisidae, family Lorisidaeslow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia
lemurlarge-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
NarrowerDaubentoniidae, family DaubentoniidaeComprising solely the aye-aye
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
Spanishlemúridos
Catalanlemúrids, Lemuroidea

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