| any of several nocturnal, lemurlike primates of the genus Galago, native to African forests, with large ears and eyes, long and slender fingers and toes, thick woolly fur, and a large, bushy tail. |
| bush baby n. Any of several small, nocturnal African primates of the genera Galago and Euoticus, having dense, woolly fur, large round eyes, prominent ears, and a long tail. Also called galago. |
ga·la·go (gə-lā'gō, -lä'-) n. pl. ga·la·gos See bush baby. [New Latin Galago, genus name, perhaps from Wolof golo, monkey.] |