OMOMYID GROUP
\ˈɒməmjˌɪd ɡɹˈuːp], \ˈɒməmjˌɪd ɡɹˈuːp], \ˈɒ_m_ə_m_j_ˌɪ_d ɡ_ɹ_ˈuː_p]\
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extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
By Princeton University
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