An extinct primate belonging to the suborder Plesiadapoidea.
adjectiveˌpliːzɪˈadəpɔɪd
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the suborder Plesiadapoidea.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Alfred Romer (1894–1973), paleontologist and biologist. From scientific Latin Plesiadapis, genus name + -oid, after Plesiadapoidea, suborder name.
Definition of plesiadapoid in US English:
plesiadapoid
nounˌpliːzɪˈadəpɔɪd
An extinct primate belonging to the suborder Plesiadapoidea.
adjectiveˌpliːzɪˈadəpɔɪd
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the suborder Plesiadapoidea.
Origin
1960s; earliest use found in Alfred Romer (1894–1973), paleontologist and biologist. From scientific Latin Plesiadapis, genus name + -oid, after Plesiadapoidea, suborder name.