Adapid
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Derived from the genus name 'Adapis', which comes from Greek 'adapis', meaning 'unseen' or 'obscure'.
مثال
- Adapids are believed to be among the earliest primates.
- The fossil record of adapids is extensive.
- Adapids were likely arboreal, spending most of their time in trees.
ترکیبهای رایج
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تعریف انگلیسی
noun
- extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins