any agile nocturnal arboreal prosimian primate of the genera Galago and Euoticus, occurring in Africa south of the Sahara: family Lorisidae (lorises). They have large eyes and ears and a long tail
Also called: galago
Examples of 'bushbabies' in a sentence
bushbabies
They include bushbabies, snakes, lizards, tortoises, meerkats and marmoset monkeys.
The Sun (2008)
At night, bats, bushbabies and a genet cat consider themselves cohabitants.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
You can spend your time swimming, diving and walking through forests filled with bushbabies.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
We saw bushbabies jumping from tree to tree.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Bushbabies in the branches, fruit bats munching in the mango trees, a night-time lullaby of sea on sand — magic.