Omomyid (n)
Omomyid group (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 05
def extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects
def abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago
def probably gave rise to the tarsiers
def some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
Outgoing links
Hypernym taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
Member holonym Primates, order Primates
Incoming links
Member meronym Primates, order Primates
Hyponym taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon

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