Meanings
plural galagos · plural galagoes
- Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes.First known use 19th c.
From the trees comes the doleful cry of the black-faced dioch, and the weary rustle of galagos creeping back to their nests after a meticulous night's prowl.
1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 146
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the family Galagidae, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes.
More synonyms by meaning
nounagile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Wolofgolo“monkey”
- translingualGalago
- Englishgalago
Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (“monkey”).
More words from translingual, Wolof
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans nagapie
- nagapieprimate
Chinese Mandarin 嬰猴 /婴猴
- 嬰猴 /婴猴 (yīnghóu)primate
Estonian galaago
- galaagoprimate
Finnish galago
- galagoprimate
German Galago
- Galagoprimate
Malay galago
- galagoprimate
Polish galago
- galagoprimate
Romanian galago
- galagoprimate
Spanish gálago
- gálagoprimate
Swahili komba
- kombaprimate
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with galago
All rhymes →Cite this entry
galago. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galago
“galago.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galago. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “galago,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/galago.
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