adapiform

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/əˈdæpɪfɔː(ɹ)m/

noun

Any of a group of extinct primate of the infraorder Adapiformes.

Origintaxonomic name Adapiformes →
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Meanings

nounadapiform (plural adapiforms)

plural adapiforms

  1. Any of a group of extinct primate of the infraorder Adapiformes.

Origin

  1. taxonomic nameAdapiformes
  2. taxonomic nameAdapiformes
  3. Englishadapiform

Derived from taxonomic name Adapiformes.

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APA

adapiform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adapiform

MLA

“adapiform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adapiform. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “adapiform,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/adapiform.

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