family Lemuridae

family Lemuridae
noun
typical lemurs; of Madagascar
Syn: ↑Lemuridae
Hypernyms: ↑mammal family
Member Holonyms: ↑Lemuroidea, ↑suborder Lemuroidea
Member Meronyms: ↑genus Lemur

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