bushbaby

bushbaby
bush baby ush baby, bushbaby ush"ba*by(b[.u]sh"b[=a]*b[y^]), n. 1. any of several agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus {Galago} with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; -- called also {galago}. [WordNet 1.5]

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  • bushbaby — bush baby n. Any of several small, nocturnal African primates of the genera Galago and Euoticus, having dense, woolly fur, large round eyes, prominent ears, and a long tail. Also called galago. * * * …   Universalium

  • bushbaby — noun An small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur. Syn: galago …   Wiktionary

  • bushbaby — n. quick and graceful long tailed nocturnal African lemur that has little woolly fur and large eyes and ears …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bushbaby — noun (plural bushbabies) a small nocturnal tree dwelling African primate with very large eyes. [Genus Galago: several species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • bushbaby — /ˈbʊʃbeɪbi/ (say booshbaybee) noun any of the small lemurs of the loris family, of the genus Galago, especially G. grassicaudatus, of eastern Africa, with nocturnal habits …  

  • bushbaby — noun agile long tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears • Syn: ↑galago, ↑bush baby • Hypernyms: ↑lemur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Galago …   Useful english dictionary

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