Lemuroidea

Lem`u`roi´de`a    (lĕm`ũ`roi´dė`å)

n. pl.

1.

(Zool.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Lemuroidea - Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii suborder Lemuroidea animal order - the order of animals order Primates, Primates - an animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings lemur - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails family Lemuridae, Lemuridae - typical lemurs; of Madagascar Daubentoniidae, family Daubentoniidae - comprising solely the aye-aye family Lorisidae, Lorisidae - slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless family Indriidae, Indriidae - a family of Lemuroidea