lemur

/ˈliːmə(ɹ)/

noun

  1. 1

    Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

  2. 2

    Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

  3. 3

    A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.

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