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Definition of lemur

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Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) 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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Lemuria :: Lemuria (n.) A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant..

Malmag :: Malmag (n.) The tarsius, or spectral lemur..

Lemur :: Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) 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..

Aye-aye :: Aye-aye (n.) A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found in Madagascar (Cheiromys Madagascariensis), remarkable for its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth..

Lemuroid :: Lemuroid (n.) One of the Lemuroidea.

Prosimiae :: Prosimiae (n. pl.) Same as Lemuroidea.

Kukang :: Kukang (n.) The slow lemur. See Lemur.

Maucaco :: Maucaco (n.) A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs..

Loris :: Loris (n.) Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus Stenops. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris (S. gracilis), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species..

White-fronted :: White-fronted (a.) Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur..

Lemurid :: Lemurid (a. & n.) Same as Lemuroid.

Strepsorhine :: Strepsorhina (n. pl.) Same as Lemuroidea.

Gale-opithecus :: Gale-opithecus (n.) A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called flying lemurs. See Colugo..

Angwantibo :: Angwantibo (n.) A small lemuroid mammal (Arctocebus Calabarensis) of Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.

Monkey :: Monkey (n.) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs..

Dermoptera :: Dermoptera (n. pl.) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the colugo (Galeopithecus) is the type. See Colugo..

Lemurine :: Lemurine (a.) Lemuroid.

Macauco :: Macauco (n.) Any one of several species of small lemurs, as Lemur murinus, which resembles a rat in size..

Lemuroid :: Lemuroid (a.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea.

Maki :: Maki (n.) A lemur. See Lemur.