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Etymology

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Compound of half (half, not quite) +‎ aap (monkey).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɦɑlf.aːp/
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  • Hyphenation: half‧aap

Noun

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halfaap m (plural halfapen, diminutive halfaapje n)

  1. (zoology) a strepsirrhine, member of one the two suborders of primates, besides haplorhines (which includes monkeys and apes)

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