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Definition of Perodicticus
1. Noun. A genus of Lorisidae.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Lorisidae, Lorisidae
Member holonyms: Kinkajou, Perodicticus Potto, Potto
Lexicographical Neighbors of Perodicticus
Literary usage of Perodicticus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"perodicticus, Bennett. Tail shorter than the body. The hands and feet large.
Fingers and toes free at the ends; the index finger rudimentary, but distinct. ..."
2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1862)
"... and apparently a new species of the Genus perodicticus, of Bennett. By JOHN
ALEXANDER SMITH, ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"... and apparently to the Genus perodicticus, of Bennett. By JOHN ALEXANDER SMITH,
MD The interesting little animal (now exhibited) was given to me by Mr ..."
4. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"perodicticus, Bennett. " Tail shorter than the body. The hands and feet large.
... In perodicticus, on the other hand, the tail is distinct, though short. ..."
5. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"perodicticus, Bennett. " Tail shorter than the body. The hands and feet large.
... In perodicticus, on the other hand, the tail is distinct, though short. ..."
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