亚洲网紅露点

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strepsirrhine

[ strep-suh-rahyn, 鈥恟颈苍 ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the suborder Strepsirrhini, which includes lemurs, bush babies, pottos, and lorises.


noun

  1. a strepsirrhine animal: modern taxonomy classifies the strepsirrhines and the haplorhines as the two suborders of primates.
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of strepsirrhine1

First recorded in 1955鈥60; from New Latin 厂迟谤别辫蝉颈谤谤丑墨苍墨, plural of 厂迟谤别辫蝉颈谤谤丑墨苍耻蝉, from Greek strepsi- (stem of 蝉迟谤茅辫蝉颈蝉 鈥渁 turning round,鈥 equivalent to strep-, variant stem of 蝉迟谤茅辫丑别颈苍 鈥渢o twist, turn鈥) + -谤丑墨苍 鈥-nosed,鈥 adjective derivative of 谤丑墨虂蝉 鈥渘ose, snout鈥; rhino- ( def ); catarrhine ( def ), haplorhine ( def ), platyrrhine ( def )
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Example Sentences

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For the families that include bush babies and lemurs, also known as the strepsirrhine primates, we find a fully functional, anatomically complete vomeronasal organ.

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