We found 2 definitions of omomyid from 2 different sources.
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omomyid - 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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taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group animal or plant group having natural relations |