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lemur Definition

le·mur (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

lemu·rine′ (lemyo̵o rīn′, -rin) adjective lemu·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

  • bamboo: We hit lucky with a party of Spectacled greenbuls and a little later on fabulous views of Greater bamboo lemurs at very close range.
  • mouse: Three new species of mouse lemur have been discovered in Madagascar.
  • dwarf: Dwarf lemurs hibernate in the winter but other species remain active.