prosimian


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
prosimian /prəʊˈsɪmɪən/
noun Zoology a primate of a suborder (Prosimii) that includes the lemurs, lorises, bushbabies, and tarsiers.
– origin C19: from pro-2 + simian.
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