Meaning of ADAPID GROUP

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  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
	Synonyms:		Adapid
	See Also:		order Primates, Primates, taxon, taxonomic group