adapid
1. [ noun ] (biology,zoology) 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 descendants probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids
Synonyms: Adapid_group
Related terms: taxonomic_group Primates
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