Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic suborder within the order Primates — the clade of primates other than the tarsiers and true simians.

Etymologies

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Ancient Greek bend or wet + nose

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Examples

  • Instead of asking something like "How did lemurs get to Madagascar?" because they don't know how lemurs got to Madagascar, and they want to know how lemurs got to Madagascar, they say something like "Given that the Strepsirrhini are the dominant suborder on the breakaway island landmass of Madagascar, might it not be the case that given enough time without outside interference they might have evolved human-type intellectual capacity and a bipedal locomotive gait?"

    Action Skeptics 2009

  • Lemurs are of the order Primate, just like most monkeys, apes and us, but are of a different suborder: Strepsirrhini for the lemurs, Haplorrhini for us.

    Big, previously unknown palm tree discovered! « Skulls in the Stars 2008

  • They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] JulietB 2010

  • Strepsirrhini contains most of the [[prosimian]] s; modern examples include the

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010

  • They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] JulietB 2010

  • [[Strepsirrhini]] (wet nosed primates) and [[Haplorrhini]]

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010

  • [[Strepsirrhini]] (wet nosed primates) and [[Haplorrhini]] (dry nosed primates).

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010

  • Strepsirrhini contains most of the [[prosimian]] s; modern examples include the

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] HappyBirthdayDarwin 2010

  • They are often put into two large groups: the suborder Strepsirrhini, which include humans, placing us with the family that includes the great apes, a theory rejected by creationists. woolly lemurs

    Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] JulietB 2010

  • The Infraorder Strepsirrhini includes lemurs, bushbabies and the following North American forms:

    Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2009

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