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Primate
A primate (pronounced /ˈprаɪmeɪt/, us dict: prī′·māt) is a member of the biological order Primates (/prаɪˈmeɪtiːz/ prī·mā′·tēz; Latin: "prime, first rank"), the group that contains lemurs, lorisids, galagos, tarsiers, monkeys, and apes, with the last category including great apes. With the...
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Strepsirrhini
The clade Strepsirrhini is one of the two suborders of primates. One of the most distinguishing characteristics of these 118 species is their wet noses, and it is this feature for which the grouping is named. The Greek name means having a curved or...
Scientific name:
- Strepsirrhini
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Haplorrhini
The haplorrhines, the "dry-nosed" primates (the Greek name means "simple-nosed"), are members of the Haplorrhini clade: the prosimian tarsiers and all of the true simians. The simians are the catarrhines (Old World monkeys and apes, including humans...
Scientific name:
- Haplorrhini
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NCBI Taxon ID:
- 376913
