Look up: lemur

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   Lemur
   Lemurs are large-eyed primates from Madagascar (an island off the eastern coast of Africa). Lemurs evolved about 50 million years ago.
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   Lemur
   Lemurs are species of omnivorous forest dwelling primates found in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. They have large eyes and bushy tails.
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   lemur
   [n] - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
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   lemur
   any of numerous arboreal chiefly nocturnal mammals formerly widespread but now largely confined to Madagascar Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries
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   Lemur
   Le'mur (lē'mŭr) noun [ Latin , a ghost, specter. So called on account of its habit of going abroad by night.] (Zoology) One of a family ( Lemuridæ ) 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 ...
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   lemur
   <zoology> 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 Ind ...
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   lemur
   noun large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
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   Lemur
   `Lemurs` make up the infraorder `Lemuriformes` and are members of a class of primates known as prosimians. This type of primate was considered the evolutionary predecessor of simians: monkeys and apes, however this classification is not phylogenetically 'valid'. Three of the four prosimians are in the suborder Strepsirrhini, which is not the same suborder as monkeys and apes, suborder Haplorrhini. The term `lemur` is derived from the Latin word `...
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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 ...
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    lemur
    generally, any primitive primate except the tarsier; more specifically, any of the indigenous primates of Madagascar. In the broad sense, the term ... [7 related articles]
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    lemur
    lemur (lē'mur) , name for prosimians, or lower primates, of two related families, found only on Madagascar and adjacent islands. Lemurs have monkeylike bodies and limbs, and most have bushy tails about as long as the body. They have pointed muzzles and large eyes. The fingers and toes have...
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