Lorisiformes

Translingual

Etymology

Loris +‎ -iformes

Proper noun

Lorisiformes

A taxonomic infraorder within the order Primates – lorises, pottos and galagos.

Synonyms

Loriformes - previous nomenclature

Hypernyms

(infraorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Strepsirrhini - suborder

Hyponyms

(infraorder): Lorisidae (lorises and pottos); Galagidae (galagos) - families

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