bush baby

or bush·ba·by

[ boosh-bey-bee ]

noun
  1. any of several nocturnal, lemurlike strepsirrhines of the genus Galago, native to African forests, with large ears and eyes, long and slender fingers and toes, thick woolly fur, and a long, large, bushy tail: noted for acute hearing and superior jumping skills.

Origin of bush baby

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for bushbaby

bushbaby

/ (ˈbʊʃˌbeɪbɪ) /


nounplural -babies
  1. any agile nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of the genera Galago and Euoticus, occurring in Africa south of the Sahara: family Lorisidae (lorises). They have large eyes and ears and a long tail: Also called: galago

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