About The Word Lemur
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Lemur
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What's The Definition Of Lemur?
[n] large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
Synonyms | Synonyms for Lemur: Related Terms | Find terms related to Lemur: See Also | angwantibo | Arctocebus calabarensis | Avahi laniger | aye-aye | bush baby | bushbaby | Daubentonia madagascariensis | galago | golden potto | indri | Indri brevicaudatus | Indri indri | indris | kinkajou | Lemur catta | Lemuroidea | Loris gracilis | Madagascar cat | Nycticebus pygmaeus | Nycticebus tardigradua | Perodicticus potto | potto | primate | ring-tailed lemur | slender loris | slow loris | suborder Lemuroidea | woolly indris Lemur In Webster's Dictionary \Le"mur\ (l[=e]"m[u^]r), n. [L., a ghost, specter. So
called on account of its habit of going abroad by night.]
(Zo["o]l.)
One of a family ({Lemurid[ae]}) of nocturnal mammals allied
to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and
foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds,
insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and
the neighboring islands, one genus ({Galago}) occurring in
Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is
{Nycticebus tardigradus}. See {Galago}, {Indris}, and
{Colugo}.
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