halfaap

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦɑlf.aːp/

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• Hyphenation: half‧aap

Noun

halfaap m (plural halfapen, diminutive halfaapje n)

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

   Hyponym: lemuur

   Coordinate terms: brulaap, gibbon, mensaap, slingeraap

Further reading

• halfaap on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl