prosimian definition by Wordo

Adjective

Of

or

from

the

prosimian

suborder

of

primates

.

Noun

A

primate

that

is

not

a

monkey

or

an

ape

,

generally

nocturnal

with

large

eyes

and

ears

.

Such

primates

were

formerly

grouped

in

the

suborder

,

but

are

now

considered

a

paraphyletic

group

and

not

a

clade

.