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Lemur Definition:
- Lemurs are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. The word "lemur" derives from the word lemures from Roman mythology and was first used to describe a slender loris due to its nocturnal habits and slow pace, but was later applied to the primates on Madagascar. As with other strepsirrhine primates, such as lorises, pottos, and galagos , lemurs share resemblance with basal primates. In this regard, lemurs are often confused with ancestral primates, when in actuality, lemurs did not give rise to monkeys and apes, but evolved independently.
| Lemur (n.) One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo. |
| lemur large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails |
| genus Lemur type genus of the Lemuridae |
| Madagascar cat / ring-tailed lemur / Lemur catta small lemur having its tail barred with black |
| flying lemur / flying cat colugo arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps |
Lemur Synonyme:
| primate Australanthropus Australopithecus Barbary ape Bronze Age man Cro-Magnon man Galley Hill man Gigantopithecus Grand Penitentiary Grimaldi man Heidelberg man Holy Father Hominidae Iron Age man Neanderthal man Oreopithecus Paranthropus Peking man Pithecanthropus Plesianthropus Rhodesian man Sinanthropus Stone Age man Swanscombe man Zinjanthropus aboriginal aborigine abuna amphibian ancient angwantibo antediluvian anthropoid anthropoid ape antipope ape ape-man aquatic archbishop archdeacon archpriest autochthon aye-aye baboon back-number behind the times biped bishop bishop coadjutor bushman canine cannibal canon capuchin cardinal cardinal bishop cardinal deacon cardinal priest carnivore cave dweller caveman chacma chaplain chimpanzee coadjutor cosmopolite curate dated dean diocesan drill ecclesiarch entellus eolithic man exarch feline fossil man gibbon gnawer gorilla guenon guereza hanuman has-been herbivore hierarch high priest hominid humanoid insectivore invertebrate langur lemur macaque mammal mammalian man man of old mandrill marmoset marsupial marsupialian metropolitan missing link mountain gorilla neolithic man old hat old-fashioned old-timey oldfangled omnivore orang orangutan out of fashion out of season out-of-date outdated outmoded papa patriarch penitentiary pontiff pope preadamite prebendary prehistoric man prehuman prelate primitive proboscis monkey protohuman quadruped rector reptile rhesus rodent ruminant rural dean saki scavenger styleless subdean suffragan troglodyte unfashionable ungulate varmint vermin vertebrate vicar |
| ape Barbary ape Cape polecat Chiroptera Lagomorpha Primates Rodentia act act a part act as act out angwantibo anthropoid ape ape about appear like approach approximate aye-aye baboon bar be like be redolent of bear bear resemblance bring to mind bugs on burlesque call to mind call up capuchin caricature cavy chacma chimp chimpanzee come close come near compare with conformist coon copier copy copycat copyist correspond counterfeit counterfeiter cracked on crazy about cuckoo dissembler dissimulator do drill echo echoer echoist emulate enact entellus evoke faker favor ferret follow forger foumart freaked-out gaga over gibbon glutton gone on gorilla groundhog guenon guereza guinea pig hanuman hedgehog hepped up over hipped on hit off hit off on hot about hypocrite imitate imitator impersonate impersonator impostor langur lemur look like macaque mad about make like man mandrill marmoset masquerade as match mime mimer mimic mimicker mirror mock mocker mockingbird monk monkey mountain gorilla mousehound near nearly reproduce not tell apart nuts about nuts on opossum orang orangutan pantomime parallel parody parrot partake of pass for perform personate phony plagiarist play play a part polecat poll-parrot polly polly-parrot porcupine pose as poseur possum prairie dog pretend to be proboscis monkey quill pig raccoon remind one of resemble rhesus rival saki savor of seem like sheep simulate simulator skunk smack of sound like stack up with starry-eyed over steamed up about suggest take after take off take off on travesty turned-on weasel whistle-pig wild about wolverine woodchuck zoril |
| gorilla Antaeus Atlas Barbary ape Briareus Brobdingnagian Cain Charles Atlas Cyclops Goliath Hercules Mafioso Polyphemus Samson Superman Tarzan Titan Young Turk angwantibo anthropoid ape apache ape assassin assassinator aye-aye baboon battler beast beldam belligerent belted knight berserk berserker bickerer blade bloodletter bloodshedder bomber bravo brawler bruiser brute bully bullyboy burker butcher button man cannibal capuchin chacma chimpanzee colossus combatant competitor contender contestant cutthroat demon desperado devil disputant dragon drill duelist enforcer entellus eradicator executioner exterminator fencer feuder fiend fighter fighting cock fire-eater firebrand foilsman fury gamecock garroter giant gibbon gladiator goon guenon guereza gun gunman gunsel hanuman hardnose hatchet man head-hunter hell-raiser hellcat hellhound hellion hit man holy terror homicidal maniac homicide hood hoodlum hooligan hothead hotspur incendiary jouster killer knight langur lemur macaque mad dog madcap man man-eater man-killer mandrill manslayer marmoset massacrer matador militant monster mountain gorilla mug mugger murderer muscle man orang orangutan pesticide plug-ugly poison poisoner powerhouse proboscis monkey quarreler rapist revolutionary rhesus rioter rival rodman rough roughneck rowdy ruffian sabreur saki savage scrapper scuffler she-wolf slaughterer slayer spitfire squabbler stalwart strangler strong arm strong man strong-arm man strong-armer struggler swashbuckler sword swordplayer swordsman termagant terror terrorist the mighty the strong thug tiger tigress tilter torpedo tough tough guy tower of strength trigger man tussler ugly customer violent virago vixen wild beast witch wolf wrangler |