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omomyid

omomyid noun: any member of the family †Omomyidae, a diverse group of extinct primates.

Noun

omomyid (plural omomyids)

  1. Any member of the family †Omomyidae, a diverse group of extinct primates.
    • In Europe, beavers, hamsters, hedgehogs and rhinoceroses are migrating in from Asia, wiping out native European groups like omomyids, the nocturnal relatives of tarsiers and monkeys, and several families of hoofed mammal.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 64

Forms of omomyid

pluralomomyids

Questions about omomyid

What does omomyid mean?
Omomyid means any member of the family †Omomyidae, a diverse group of extinct primates.
What part of speech is omomyid?
Omomyid is a noun.
What is the plural of omomyid?
The plural of omomyid is omomyids.

Words near omomyid in the dictionary

  1. omohyoideus
  2. omohyoids
  3. omoideum
  4. omolanke
  5. omolankes
  6. omomyid
  7. omomyids
  8. omomyiform
  9. omomyiforms
  10. omomyine
  11. omomyines

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