- genus Lemur
- nountype genus of the Lemuridae• Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Lemuridae, ↑family Lemuridae• Member Meronyms: ↑Madagascar cat, ↑ring-tailed lemur, ↑Lemur catta
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genus Lemur
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lemur — 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… … Universalium
Lemur catta — noun small lemur having its tail barred with black • Syn: ↑Madagascar cat, ↑ring tailed lemur • Hypernyms: ↑lemur • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Lemur … Useful english dictionary
lemur — /ˈlimə / (say leemuh) noun any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals, especially of the genus Lemur, allied to the monkeys, usually having a fox like face and woolly fur, and found chiefly in Madagascar. {New Latin, from Latin… …
Lemur — Le mur (l[=e] m[u^]r), n. [L., a ghost, specter. So called on account of its habit of going abroad by night.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of a family ({Lemurid[ae]}) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lemur — Taxobox name = LemursMSW3 Groves|pages=111 121|id=12100003] image width = 250px image caption =Ring tailed Lemurs ( Lemur catta ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates subordo = Strepsirrhini infraordo =… … Wikipedia
Lemur-like Ringtail Possum — Taxobox name = Lemur like Ringtail PossumMSW3 Groves|pages=50 51] status = NT status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=Australasian Marsupial Monotreme Specialist Group|year=1996|id=9869|title=Hemibelideus lemuroides|downloaded=26… … Wikipedia
genus Cynocephalus — noun type genus of the family Cynocephalidae • Syn: ↑Cynocephalus • Hypernyms: ↑mammal genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cynocephalidae, ↑family Cynocephalidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ring-tailed Lemur — Taxobox name = Ring tailed LemurMSW3 Groves|pages=117|id=12100056] status = NT trend = down status system = iucn3.1 status ref = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates familia = Lemuridae genus = Lemur genus… … Wikipedia
Ruffed lemur — Taxobox name = Ruffed lemursMSW3 Groves|pages=Varecia|id=12100059] image caption = Black and white Ruffed Lemur ( Varecia variegata ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Primates subordo = Strepsirrhini familia =… … Wikipedia
Black-and-white ruffed lemur — Black and white ruffed lemur[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
