bushbaby

(ˈbʊʃˌbeɪbɪ)

n, pl -babies

(Animals) any agile nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of the genera Galago and Euoticus, occurring in Africa south of the Sahara: family Lorisidae (lorises). They have large eyes and ears and a long tail. Also called: galago

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bushbaby - agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears

bush baby, galago

lemur - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

genus Galago - bush babies

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galago

bushbaby

n → Buschbaby nt

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bushbaby

[ˈbʊʃˌbeɪbɪ] n → galagone m

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