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Definition:
[n]
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
See Also:
order Primates
,
Primates
,
taxon
,
taxonomic group
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