bush baby

A form of bushbaby — A small, nocturnal, African primate, similar to a lemur.

Meanings

nounbush baby (plural bush babies)

plural bush babies

  1. alternativeAlternative form of bushbaby.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounagile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

bush baby. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bush%20baby

MLA

“bush baby.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bush%20baby. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bush baby,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bush%20baby.

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