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means A small nocturnal African primate, also called a bush baby, known for its huge eyes, enormous rotating ears, powerful leaping legs, and eerie child-like cries.

from The word likely comes from a West African language (possibly Wolof or a related tongue) and was adopted into European scientific naming during the era when explorers and naturalists were cataloguing African wildlife, with 'galago' settling into French and English as the genus name. The common nickname 'bush baby' is the folk layer on top — a nod to its piercing, infant-like wail echoing through the bush at night, not to any actual kinship with human babies.