noun Download 🔗Share Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands. Examples : "During our trip to Madagascar, we saw many playful lemurs swinging through the trees. " animal biology nature organism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). Examples : "The zookeeper showed the children the lemurs playing in their enclosure. " animal organism biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ. Examples : "While modern scientists now call them lorises, old books used to refer to these nocturnal primates as lemurs, a term that has since been updated in scientific classification. " animal biology organism nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading