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Related to galagos: bush baby, Greater galago
ga·la·go
(gə-lā′gō, -lä′-)n. pl. ga·la·gos
See bush baby.
[New Latin Galago, genus name, perhaps from Wolof golo, monkey.]
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galago
(ɡəˈlɑːɡəʊ)n, pl -gos
(Animals) another name for bushbaby
[C19: from New Latin, perhaps from Wolof golokh monkey]
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bush′ ba`by
n.
any of several prosimian primates of the genus Galago, of African forests, with large eyes and ears, woolly fur, and a bushy tail. Also called galago.
[1900–05]
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Noun | 1. | galago - agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears lemur - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails genus Galago - bush babies |
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