Adapid — synonyms, definition

1. Adapid (Noun)

Adapid group

Adapid (Noun) — Extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendants probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins.

taxon taxonomic category taxonomic group Primates order Primates