ADAPID GROUP
\ɐdˈapɪd ɡɹˈuːp], \ɐdˈapɪd ɡɹˈuːp], \ɐ_d_ˈa_p_ɪ_d ɡ_ɹ_ˈuː_p]\
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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
By Princeton University