Strepsirrhini Definition

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A taxonomic suborder within the order Primates — the clade of primates other than the tarsiers and true simians.

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Origin of Strepsirrhini

  • From Ancient Greek στρεψίς (strepsis, “a turning [inward]”) + ῥινός (rhinos, “nose”), referring to the sinuous (comma-shaped) appearance of the nostrils on the rhinarium (wet nose).

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