Omomyid group

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noun

extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects;
abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago;
probably gave rise to the tarsiers;
some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins
• Syn:
Omomyid
• Hypernyms:
taxonomic group, taxonomic category, taxon
• Member Holonyms:
Primates, order Primates