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strepsirrhine

[ strep-suh-rahyn, ‐rŸ±²Ô ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Strepsirrhini, which includes lemurs, bush babies, pottos, and lorises.


noun

  1. 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 1955–60; 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 “a turning round,” equivalent to strep-, variant stem of ²õ³Ù°ùé±è³ó±ðŸ±²Ô “to twist, turn”) + -°ù³óÄ«²Ô “-nosed,” adjective derivative of °ù³óī́²õ “nose, snout”; 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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