| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. 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.[Wordnet]. | |
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Common Expressions: Adapid group
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Adapid group | 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. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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