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[–] GamingChairModel 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Monkeys are a social construct. Like trees.

[–] lemonmelon 6 points 1 month ago

If trees aren't real, how can our birds be real?

...I am so sorry

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Simiiformes is a clear and distinct clade.

There is no such thing for trees, because "tree" is a botanical classification, not a cladistical one.

[–] GamingChairModel 1 points 1 month ago

Simiiformes is a clear and distinct clade.

Yes but who says that specific clade maps to the colloquial taxonomic word "monkey"?