galago

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ga=la=go

CIDE DICTIONARY

galago, n. [Native name.].

 A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.  [1913 Webster]
" The grand galago (Galago crassicaudata) is about the size of a cat; the mouse galago (G. murinus)is about the size of a mouse."

OXFORD DICTIONARY

galago, n. (pl. -os) any small tree-climbing primate of the genus Galago, found in southern Africa, with large eyes and ears and a long tail. Also called bush-baby.

Etymology

mod.L