Look up: lemur

1. 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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2. lemur
   [n] - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
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3. 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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4. 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 sha...
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5. 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 i...
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6. lemur
   noun large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
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7. 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 Af...
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8. 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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9. 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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10. Lemur
    Lemur is a name popularly given to any member of the Lemuroida, a sub-order of the Quadrumana or Monkeys, but more strictly confined to members of the family Lemuridae. Their zoological position has been a matter of considerable debate, as they possess characteristics which distinguish them from the...
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11. lemur
    Any of various prosimian primates of the Lemuridae family, found in Madagascar and the Comoros Islands. There are about 16 species, ranging from mouse-sized to dog-sized animals; the pygmy mouse lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), weighing 30 g/1 oz, is the smallest primat...
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12. Lemur
    ) are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. They are named after the lemures (ghosts or spirits) of Roman mythology due to the ghostly vocalizations, reflective eyes, and the nocturnal habits of some species. Although lemurs often are confused with ancestral p...
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