omomyine
/ˌəʊməʊˈmʌɪʌɪn/Palaeontology
adjective
Of, relating to, or characteristic of the subfamily Omomyinae of extinct omomyid primates, known chiefly from remains found in Eocene and Oligocene deposits in North America.
noun
An omomyine primate.
Origin
1950s. From scientific Latin Omomyinae, subfamily name from Omomynae, former subfamily name from Omomys, genus name: see -ine.