Associations to the word «Galago»

Wiktionary

GALAGO, noun. Any of several species of small, nocturnal and arboreal African primates, of the genus Galago, with a catlike head and very large, translucent eyes. [from 19th c.]
GALAGO, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Galagidae   — the bushbabies or nagapies.

Dictionary definition

GALAGO, noun. Agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats