lemur Definition
le·mur (lē′mər)
noun
any of a family (Lemuridae) of prosimian primates with large eyes, a long tail, a pointed muzzle, and soft, woolly fur: they are mostly tree-dwelling and nocturnal, and are found only in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
Etymology: < L lemures, ghosts, specters (akin to Gr lamia: see lamia): so called from its nocturnal habits
lemur Related Forms
lem′u·rine′ (lem′yo̵o rīn′, -rin) adjective
lem′u·roid′ (-ro̵id′) adjective, noun
lemur Usage Examples
Converse of object
- ruff: Red ruffed lemurs live in small groups of between 5 - 16 individuals.
- tail: It has over 150 different species of mammals, reptiles and birds in its collection including meerkats, ring tailed lemurs and wallabies.
- include: But other creatures are equally fascinating, including lemurs, monkeys, reptiles, birds, insects and spiders.
- have: Lemurs Ring-tailed Lemurs We now have 21 ring-tailed lemurs in Malagasy.
- crown: Here we visit the forest full of ferns and epiphytes and hope to find the crowned lemur.
- fly: That, unlike the fictional wasps or flying lemurs, the effects of our being here will be very real.
Adjective modifier
- ring-tailed: Maze: Rain Forest Animals 3 ( hard ) Help find the ring-tailed lemur.
- endangered: April 2006 Staff at Folly Farm's zoo are ecstatic this Easter, with the successful breeding of their endangered lemurs.
- brown: There are also mongoose lemurs and brown lemurs to add to the spectacle.
- large: We visit the rain forest looking for the largest living lemur, the Indri Indri.
- more: This could have added a couple more lemurs to our list.
- red-fronted: We have had a lot of success in breeding other lemur species and hope that the Red-fronted lemurs will also breed well at Colchester.
Modifies a noun
- specie: We have had a lot of success in breeding other lemur species and hope that the Red-fronted lemurs will also breed well at Colchester.
- community: Life in the ring-tailed lemur community is a fascinating social whirl.
Noun used with modifier
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