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omomyid

/ˌɒm.əˈmaɪ.ɪd/

翻译: 已灭绝的夜行性小型灵长类动物,以果实和昆虫为食,生活于3000万至5000万年前的北美和欧洲,可能是眼镜猴的祖先,有些学者视其为类人猿的祖先。

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/ˌɒm.əˈmaɪ.ɪd/C2formalscientific
  • zh已灭绝的夜行性小型灵长类动物,以果实和昆虫为食,生活于3000万至5000万年前的北美和欧洲,可能是眼镜猴的祖先,有些学者视其为类人猿的祖先。

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.

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  1. Extinct primateC2formalscientific

    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.

    zh始镜猴

    • 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.