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Princeton's WordNet
Prosimii, suborder Prosimiinoun
not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea
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Prosimians are a group of primates that includes all living and extinct strepsirrhines (lemurs, lorisoids, and adapiforms), as well as the haplorhine tarsiers and their extinct relatives, the omomyiforms, i.e. all primates excluding the simians. They are considered to have characteristics that are more "primitive" (ancestral or plesiomorphic) than those of simians (monkeys, apes, and humans).Simians emerged within the Prosimians as sister group of the haplorhine tarsiers, and therefore cladistically belong to this group. Simians are thus distinctly closer related to tarsiers than lemurs are. Strepsirrhines bifurcated some 20 million years earlier than the tarsier - simian bifurcation. However, simians are traditionally excluded, rendering prosimians paraphyletic. Consequently, the term "prosimian" is no longer widely used in a taxonomic sense, but is still used to illustrate the behavioral ecology of tarsiers relative to the other primates. Prosimians are the only primates native to Madagascar, but are also found throughout Africa and in Asia.
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prosimii
Prosimii is a suborder of primates that includes various groups of lower primates such as lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers. The term "prosimii" means "before monkeys" in Latin, reflecting the belief that these species represent more primitive forms of primates than monkeys or apes. This suborder is characterized by traits such as a wet nose, a partially or wholly fused mandible, and a bicornuate uterus in females.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Prosimii in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Prosimii in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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