Found 2 items, similar to Adapid.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Adapid Adapid n : 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 descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins [syn: Adapid group]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Adapid Adapid \Adapid\ n. 1. 1 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 descendents probably include the lemurs and lorises; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins. Syn: Adapid group [WordNet 1.5]