We found 1 definitions of suborder lemuroidea from 1 different sources.
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suborder lemuroidea - Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii | ||
Lemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea | ||
animal order the order of animals | ||
order primates, primates an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings | ||
lemur large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails | ||
family lemuridae, lemuridae typical lemurs; of Madagascar | ||
daubentoniidae, family daubentoniidae comprising solely the aye-aye | ||
family lorisidae, lorisidae slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless |