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Lemur
/ˈliːmə(ɹ)/
Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
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noun
- 1
Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
- 2
Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- 3
A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.
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