Strepsirrhine Definition
adjective
Of or designating the primate suborder Strepsirrhini, consisting of the lemurs, lorises, and bush babies, which characteristically have a moist area around the nostrils.
American Heritage Medicine
noun
A strepsirrhine primate.
American Heritage Medicine
Other Word Forms of Strepsirrhine
Noun
Singular:
strepsirrhine
Plural:
strepsirrhinesOrigin of Strepsirrhine
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New Latin Strepsirrhīnī suborder name Greek strepsi- twisted, turned (from strephein to turn streb(h)- in Indo-European roots) Greek rhīs, rhīn- nose (from their curved nostrils forming part of their moist nose)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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