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Galago
Ga-la′go
,Noun.
pl.
Galagos
(#)
. [Native name.]
(Zool.)
A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.
Definition 2024
Galago
Galago
Translingual
Proper noun
Galago m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Galagidae – the bushbabies or nagapies.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Mammalia - class; Trechnotheria - subclass; Zatheria - infraclass; Theria - supercohort; Eutheria - infraclass; Epitheria - magnorder; Euarchontoglires - superorder; Primates - order; Strepsirrhini - suborder; Lemuriformes - infraorder; Lorisoidea - superfamily; Galagidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): For species see Galago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
galago
galago
English
Noun
galago (plural galagos or galagoes)
- Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the genus Galago, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes. [from 19th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 146:
- From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 146:
Synonyms
Translations
primate
See also
- galago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Galago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies