Adapidae

plural noun
Adap·​i·​dae | \ ə-ˈda-pə-ˌdē\

Definition of Adapidae

: a family of extinct lemuroid primates widely distributed in the northern hemisphere during the Eocene and generally considered to be ancestral to modern lemurs

First Known Use of Adapidae

1885, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Adapidae

New Latin Adapid-, Adapis, type genus + -idae

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