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Lemur n. (Zool.) 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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... at the Galeopithecus or flying lemur, which formerly was falsely ranked amongst bats. It has an extremely wide flank-membrane, stretching from the corners of the jaw to the tail, and including the limbs and the elongated fingers: the ...

— On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection • Charles Darwin

... derives its scientific name from a certain resemblance of its hind feet to those of a Malayan Lemur-like animal known as the Tarsier, is one of the most interesting of the phalangers. . . . Known to the natives by the names of Tait and Nulbenger, it is, writes Gould, 'generally found in all situations suited to its existence, from Swan ...

— A Dictionary of Austral English • Edward Morris

Words linked to "Lemur" : Nycticebus tardigradua, ring-tailed lemur, golden potto, primate, woolly indris, Arctocebus calabarensis, aye-aye, Loris gracilis, Nycticebus pygmaeus, genus Lemur, Lemur catta, Daubentonia madagascariensis, galago, slender loris, Avahi laniger, indris, slow loris, Perodicticus potto, indri, flying lemur, Madagascar cat