LEMUR


Meaning of LEMUR in English

— 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 ]

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