galago

American  

[guh-lay-goh, -lah-] / gəˈleɪ goʊ, -ˈlɑ- /

noun

• galagos
  plural

1. bush baby.

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galago British  

/ ɡəˈlɑːɡəʊ /

noun

1. another name for bushbaby

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• galagos
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of galago

< New Latin: the genus name, of uncertain origin

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Example Sentences

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galago galagos

The galago jumps so well because it stores energy in its tendons when it is in a crouched position and can then spring into the air.

From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2016

Inspired by the remarkable jumping ability of an African primate called a galago, scientists have fashioned a small robot with unique leaping capabilities they hope can someday be used in tricky search-and-rescue situations.

From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2016

The galago, or bushbaby, is a relatively small, typically night-active and tree-dwelling primate.

From Reuters ● Dec. 6, 2016

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

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

I hold it to be a tailless lemur, the galago of the East Coast.

From To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative by Sir Richard Francis Burton

The area was home to crocodiles, turtles, lizards, fish and lots of mammals, including very primitive rodents, horses and bats as well as primates similar to modern lemurs, tarsiers, lorises and galagos.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2012

Throughout the greater part of Africa south of the 392 Sahara galagos are widely distributed in the wooded districts, from Senegambia in the west to Abyssinia in the east, and as far south as Natal.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" by Various

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