lemuroid

Variant of lemur

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

Related Forms:

  • lemurine lem′u·rine′ (lem′yo̵o rīn′, -rin) adjective
  • lemuroid lem′u·roid′ (-ro̵id′) adjective, noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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