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Id http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/MESH/D000080623
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Preferred Name

Galagidae

Definitions
A family of Primates of the suborder Strepsirhini containing six genera. The family is widely distributed in Africa near Subsaharan region. The six genera are: Euoticus (needle-clawed galagos), GALAGO (bush babies), Galagoides (dwarf galagos), Otolemur (greater galagos), Paragalago and Sciurocheirus (squirrel galagos). All are primarily arboreal and nocturnal.
Synonyms
Greater Galagos
Paragalagos
Otolemur
Otolemurs
Paragalago
Greater Galago
Squirrel Galago
Needle-Clawed Galago
Sciurocheirus
Galago, Needle-Clawed
Galago, Squirrel
Needle-Clawed Galagos
Galagoide
Squirrel Galagos
Galago, Greater
Needle Clawed Galagos
Lesser Galago
Galago, Lesser
Euoticus
Galagoides
Lesser Galagos
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