— lemurlike , adj.
/lee"meuhr/ , n.
any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, esp. of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
[ 1790-1800; lemures (pl.) ghosts, specters ]