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galago
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ga·la·go  (g-lg, -lä-)
n. pl. ga·la·gos
See bush baby.

[New Latin Galago, genus name, perhaps from Wolof golo, monkey.]

galago [gəˈlɑːgəʊ]
n pl -gos
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) another name for bushbaby
[from New Latin, perhaps from Wolof golokh monkey]
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Noun1.galago - agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and earsgalago - agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
lemur - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
genus Galago - bush babies


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He grabs at objects, waves them around and fixes you with his bush-baby blue eyes without blinking.
They even brought a bush-baby home once," he recalls with a cheeky smile, "which was lovely during the day because they're nocturnal, but when my Auntie Annie went to bed it wrecked the house.
 
 
 
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