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Meaning of OMOMYID GROUP

 
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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
 
 Synonyms: Omomyid
 
 See Also: order Primates, Primates, taxon, taxonomic group

 

 

 

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