Simiiformes
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin simia (“ape, monkey”) + forma (“form, shape”).
Proper noun
Simiiformes
- A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – simians.
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
- Category:Simiiformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Simiiformes in Mammal Species of the World[1] at Bucknell.
- Simiiformes at National Center for Biotechnology Information