猿猴亚目

猿猴亞目

yuánhóu yàmù

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

人类属于灵长目猿猴亚目。

Rénlèi shǔyú língzhǎng mù yuánhóu yàmù.

Humans belong to the suborder Simiiformes of the order Primates.

HSK 7-9

猿猴亚目包括新世界猴和旧世界猴。

Yuánhóu yàmù bāokuò xīnshìjiè hóu hé jiù shìjiè hóu.

Simiiformes includes both New World and Old World monkeys.

usage

Biological 目 is 'order' and 亚目 (sub-order) is one rank below. Contrast 猿猴亚目 (simians) with 原猴亚目 (prosimians, e.g. lemurs).

猿 yuán

猴 hóu

亚 Yà

目 mù