prosimian

From pro- + simian.

prosimian (plural prosimians)

1. A primate that is not a monkey or an ape, generally nocturnal with large eyes and ears. Such primates were formerly grouped in the suborder Prosimii, but are now considered a paraphyletic group and not a clade.

prosimian (not comparable)

1. Of or from the prosimian suborder of primates.

Borrowed from French prosimien.

prosimian m (plural prosimieni)

1. prosimian