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le·mur

(lē′mər)

Any of various primates of the infraorder Lemuriformes of Madagascar and adjacent islands, having elongated lower incisors and nails on all digits except the second toe of the hind foot.

[New Latin Lemur, genus name, back-formation from Latin Lemurēs, lemures (from their ghostly appearance and their nocturnal habits).]

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lemur

(ˈliːmə)

1. (Animals) any Madagascan prosimian primate of the family Lemuridae, such as Lemur catta (the ring-tailed lemur). They are typically arboreal, having foxy faces and long tails

2. (Animals) any similar or closely related animal, such as a loris or indris

[C18: New Latin, adapted from Latin lemurēs ghosts; so named by Linnaeus for its ghost-like face and nocturnal habits]

ˈlemur-ˌlike adj

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le•mur

(ˈli mər)

n.

any small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal prosimian primate of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, having large eyes and a foxlike face.

[1790–1800; < New Latin, appar. taken as singular of Latin lemurēs ghosts]

le′mur•like`, adj.

le·mur

(lē′mər)

Any of several small nocturnal mammals of the island of Madagascar. Lemurs have large eyes, soft fur, and a long tail, and live in trees. They are distantly related to monkeys.

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Noun

lemur - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

primate - any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet

Lemuroidea, suborder Lemuroidea - Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii

Lemur catta, Madagascar cat, ring-tailed lemur - small lemur having its tail barred with black

aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis - nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs

Loris gracilis, slender loris - slim-bodied lemur of southern India and Sri Lanka

Nycticebus pygmaeus, Nycticebus tardigradua, slow loris - stocky lemur of southeastern Asia

Perodicticus potto, potto, kinkajou - a kind of lemur

angwantibo, Arctocebus calabarensis, golden potto - a kind of lemur

bush baby, bushbaby, galago - agile long-tailed nocturnal African lemur with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears

indri, Indri brevicaudatus, Indri indri, indris - large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn

Avahi laniger, woolly indris - nocturnal indris with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail

Translations

makipuoliapina

makimakimajom

lemur

lêmure

lemur

лемур

lemur

lemur

[ˈliːməʳ] N → lémur m

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lemur

[ˈliːmə^r] n → lémur m

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lemur

n → Lemur m, → Maki m

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lemur

[ˈliːməʳ] n → lemuride m

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Now look at the Galeopithecus or flying lemur, which formerly was falsely ranked amongst bats.

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And what, I wondered, was this Lemur doing in my scheme of a perfectly balanced organization?

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"Then we had canaries," he continued, "a pair of ring-doves, a lemur, and at one time a martin."

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And we men, the creatures who inhabit this earth, must be to them at least as alien and lowly as are the monkeys and lemurs to us.

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Mike said: "As with the vast majority of lemur species, crowned lemur numbers in Madagascar are in decline and, through carefully co-ordinated international breeding programmes, zoos are playing a vital role in creating a safetynet population as the species tinkers on the edge of extinction."

Zoo welcomes a quartet of rare crowned lemurs

Mike Jordan, Chester Zoo's collections director, said: "After overcoming their initial nervousness, crowned lemurs Hajao, Rak, Ilo and Pia have settled well into their new home and are getting along famously with their bolshie neighbours -- a group of ring-tailed lemurs and five red ruffed lemurs."

Watch as endangered lemurs settle into new home at Chester Zoo; The crowned lemurs are one of the world's rarest primate species

Crowned lemurs, like all species of lemur, are native to Madagascar.

primate s; Rare lemurs matched up by experts arrive at zoo to breed

Blair Drummond has an important role in the conservation of these animals and this year the safari park breeding programme has seen new arrivals with the birth of a baby ring-tailed lemur and a new baby red-ruffed.The Safari Park also supports in-situ conservation efforts to protect wild populations of lemurs.

Eyes down to win family pass in safari contest

Early this year, LEMUR managed to make it up steep walls during a test conducted in Death Valley, California.

NASA Mars Robot LEMUR Trains To Climb Cliffs In Death Valley

But that's not all, there's also Delilah, the baby Bactrian camel, colourful vampire crabs and a chameleon to visit too, and not forgetting the baby primates the attraction has welcomed over the last few months including black-andwhite-ruffed lemurs, ring-tailed lemurs and a gelada.

Sloth Reggie is new to the zoo; School's Out

Aquinas Kasbar broke into the Santa Ana Zoo on July 27, 2018, using a bolt cutter to make a hole in the fence surrounding the lemur and capuchin monkey enclosure.

Teen steals endangered lemur from a zoo

There are Lemurthemed competitions and board games as well as merchandise and Lemur talks held in the walkthrough enclosure.