galago
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Scientific Latin / translingual Galago (as a genus name), probably from Wolof golo (“monkey”).
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galago (plural galagos or galagoes)
- Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the genus Galago, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes. [from 19th c.]
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 146:
- 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.
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primate
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- galago on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Galago on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Finnish edit
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From translingual Galago.
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galago
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compounds
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galago m (plural galagos)
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galago m animal (indeclinable)