Meaning of LEMUR
| Pronunciation: | | 'leemur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | [n] large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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