galago

[ guh-ley-goh, -lah- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ga·la·gos.

galago

/ ɡəˈlɑːɡəʊ /

Origin of galago¹

< New Latin: the genus name, of uncertain origin

Origin of galago¹

C19: from New Latin, perhaps from Wolof golokh monkey

The genus Galago comprises at any rate six distinct species.

An almost exactly similar tuft of spine-like outgrowths exists upon the lower end of the ankle of Galago garnetti.

This structure is not universal in the genus Galago any more than is the patch of spines in the genus Hapalemur.

Galago senegalensis makes a nest in the fork of two branches, where it sleeps during the day.

It is to be distinguished from Galago by the fact that the inner incisors are larger than the outer.

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