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  1. n. zoology Any member of the family Omomyidae, a diverse group of extinct primates.

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  1. n. 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

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  1. mammal
  1. fossil
  1. primate
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  1. eocene
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  • chained_bear "An extinct tarsier-like primate belonging to the family Omomyidae, known from remains found in Palaeogene deposits in North America and Europe." (OED) Sep 8, 2008

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