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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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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..

Streptobacteria :: Strepsorhine (n.) One of the Strepsorhina; a lemur. See Illust. under Monkey.

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

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..

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

Lemuridous :: Lemuridous (a.) Alt. of Lemurin.

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

Indri :: Indri (n.) Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.

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

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

Lemuroidea :: Lemuroidea (n. pl.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species..

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

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..

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

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

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

Ferae :: Ferae (n. pl.) A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora, Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often restricted to the Carnivora..

Tarsius :: Tarsius (n.) A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones; -- called also malmag, spectral lemur, podji, and tarsier..

Colugo :: Colugo (n.) A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also flying lemur..

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