bush baby

American  

[boosh bey-bee] / ˈbʊʃ ˌbeɪ bi /

Or bushbaby

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.

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Etymology

Origin of bush baby

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The creatures include a walrus, a ladybug, a zebra, a wildebeest, a bat, a bush baby, a beaver and a crocodile.

From New York Times • May 1, 2024

Diltz captures the mischief in Young, immortalizes him as an agent of chaos, the kind of guy who might show up one day with a bush baby on his shoulder.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2023

In Florida, 22 animals had been tested as of early October, including three wild dolphins, two civets, two clouded leopards, a gorilla, an orangutan, an alpaca and a bush baby, state officials said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2020

The bush baby was surprisingly tasty, not unlike the dark meat on a scrawny chicken, or so I thought while I was eating it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2018

A bush baby, or galago, is a small, squirrel-like animal related to a monkey.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall