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omomyids

omomyids is the plural of omomyid.

Meaning of omomyid

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

Questions about omomyids

What is omomyids the plural of?
Omomyids is the plural of omomyid.

Words near omomyids in the dictionary

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

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