noun🔗ShareAny strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands."During our trip to Madagascar, we were excited to see a lemur swinging through the trees in its natural habitat. "animalorganismbiologynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)."At the zoo, we saw a lemur with a long, striped tail climbing through the trees. "animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ."In old zoology books, you might find the slender loris mistakenly called a "lemur," reflecting a usage common before modern classifications. "animalbiologyorganismnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
