prosimian

English Thesaurus

1. primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	primate,
definition	:	any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	prosimii, suborder prosimii,
definition	:	not used in all classifications; in some classifications considered coextensive with the Lemuroidea; in others includes both Lemuroidea and Tarsioidea (noun.animal)