What's the difference between lemuroid and lemuroidea?

Lemuroid


Definition:

  • (a.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea.
  • (n.) One of the Lemuroidea.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The wrist joint of lemuroid and lorisoid prosimians is examined in relation to variations among higher primates, particularly the specializations characteristic of hominoids.
  • (2) Strepsirrhinism, such as in lemuroid prosimians, is probably just one case of the primitive split-lip condition.

Lemuroidea


Definition:

  • (n. pl.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In the molecular picture, dwarf and brown lemurs group together into superfamily Lemuroidea, Lemuroidea and Lorisoidea into suborder Strepsirhini, and Tarsius and Anthropoidea into suborder Haplorhini.

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