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lemuroid
Variant of lemur
lemur
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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
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