Simiiformes

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin simia (“ape, monkey”) + forma (“form, shape”)

Proper noun

Simiiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – the monkeys.

Hypernyms

(infraorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Deuterostomia - infrakingdom; Chordata - phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Tetrapoda - superclass; Mammalia - class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Haplorhini - suborder

Hyponyms

(infraorder): Platyrrhini (New World monkeys), Catarrhini (Old World monkeys etc) - parvorders

Coordinate terms

(infraorder in Haplorhini): Tarsiiformes - infraorder

References

Simiiformes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Simiiformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Simiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Simiiformes in Mammal Species of the World at Bucknell.
Simiiformes at Encyclopedia of Life
Simiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Primates at the Tree of Life Web Project

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