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The molars acquire, more and more, a many-pointed, insectivorous character, and in one Genus, the Aye-Aye ( 'Cheiromys'), the canines disappear, and the teeth completely simulate those of a Rodent (Fig. 17).
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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LEMURINI, the Lemurs -- from which 'Cheiromys' should probably be excluded to form a sixth distinct family, the CHEIROMYINI; while the seventh, the GALEOPITHECINI, contains only the flying Lemur 'Galeopithecus', -- a strange form which almost touches on the Bats, as the 'Cheiromys' puts on a rodent clothing, and the Lemurs simulate Insectivora.
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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LEMURINI, the Lemurs -- from which 'Cheiromys' should probably be excluded to form a sixth distinct family, the CHEIROMYINI; while the seventh, the
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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The molars acquire, more and more, a many-pointed, insectivorous character, and in one Genus, the Aye-Aye ( 'Cheiromys'), the canines disappear, and the teeth completely simulate those of a Rodent (Figure 17).
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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‘Galeopithecus’, — a strange form which almost touches on the Bats, as the ‘Cheiromys’ puts on a rodent clothing, and the Lemurs simulate Insectivora.
Essays 2007
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ARCTOPITHECINI, contains the Marmosets; the fifth, the LEMURINI, the Lemurs — from which ‘Cheiromys’ should probably be excluded to form a sixth distinct family, the CHEIROMYINI; while the seventh, the GALEOPITHECINI, contains only the flying Lemur
Essays 2007
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The molars acquire, more and more, a many-pointed, insectivorous character, and in one Genus, the Aye – Aye (‘Cheiromys’), the canines disappear, and the teeth completely simulate those of a
Essays 2007
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GALEOPITHECINI, contains only the flying Lemur 'Galeopithecus', -- a strange form which almost touches on the Bats, as the 'Cheiromys' puts on a rodent clothing, and the Lemurs simulate Insectivora.
Lectures and Essays Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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| "The Aye-Aye, or Cheiromys of Madagascar (_with a Plate_)" |
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