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strepsirrhine
[ strep-suh-rahyn, ârŸ±²Ô ]
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the suborder Strepsirrhini, which includes lemurs, bush babies, pottos, and lorises.
noun
- a strepsirrhine animal: modern taxonomy classifies the strepsirrhines and the haplorhines as the two suborders of primates.
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yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of strepsirrhine1
First recorded in 1955â60; from New Latin ³§³Ù°ù±ð±è²õŸ±°ù°ù³óÄ«²ÔÄ«, plural of ³§³Ù°ù±ð±è²õŸ±°ù°ù³óÄ«²Ô³Ü²õ, from Greek strepsi- (stem of ²õ³Ù°ùé±è²õŸ±²õ âa turning round,â equivalent to strep-, variant stem of ²õ³Ù°ùé±è³ó±ðŸ±²Ô âto twist, turnâ) + -°ù³óÄ«²Ô â-nosed,â adjective derivative of °ù³óī̲õ ânose, snoutâ; rhino- ( def ); catarrhine ( def ), haplorhine ( def ), platyrrhine ( def )
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Example Sentences
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For the families that include bush babies and lemurs, also known as the strepsirrhine primates, we find a fully functional, anatomically complete vomeronasal organ.
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