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omomyid

/ˌɒm.əˈmaɪ.ɪd/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa un pequeño primate inferior nocturno, ya extinto, que se alimentaba de frutas e insectos y habitó en América del Norte y Europa hace entre 30 y 50 millones de años; probablemente dio origen a los tarsios y algunos autores lo consideran un ancestro de los antropoides.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˌɒm.əˈmaɪ.ɪd/

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An extinct noun referring to a tiny, nocturnal lower primate that fed on fruit and insects, abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago, probably gave rise to the tarsiers, and is considered by some authorities as ancestral to anthropoids.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa un pequeño primate inferior nocturno, ya extinto, que se alimentaba de frutas e insectos y habitó en América del Norte y Europa hace entre 30 y 50 millones de años; probablemente dio origen a los tarsios y algunos autores lo consideran un ancestro de los antropoides.
  1. Extinct primate C2 formal scientific

    An extinct group of small, nocturnal, lower primates that lived 30 to 50 million years ago, feeding on fruit and insects. They were abundant in North America and Europe and are thought to be related to tarsiers and possibly ancestral to anthropoids.

    • Omomyids were among the earliest primates to appear in the fossil record.
    • The tiny omomyid likely hunted insects in the trees of ancient forests.
    • Fossils of omomyids have been found across North America and Europe.

    🇪🇸Omómido