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Lemur
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
.
Lemures
n. pl.
Spirits
or
ghosts
of
the
departed
;
specters
.
Lemuria
n.
A
hypothetical
land
, or
continent
,
supposed
by
some
to
have
existed
formerly
in
the
Indian
Ocean
, of
which
Madagascar
is a
remnant
.
Lemurid
a. & n.
Same
as
Lemuroid
.
Lemuridous
a.
Alt
. of
Lemurine
Lemurine
a.
Lemuroid
.
Lemuroid
a.
Like
or
pertaining
to
the
lemurs
or
the
Lemuroidea
.
Lemuroid
n.
One
of
the
Lemuroidea
.
Lemuroidea
n. pl.
A
suborder
of
primates
,
including
the
lemurs
,
the
aye
-
aye
,
and
allied
species
.
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