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lemur

/ˈliːmə(ɹ)/

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Lémurien

Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

Examples :

"During our trip to Madagascar, we were excited to see a lemur swinging through the trees in its natural habitat. "

Pendant notre voyage à Madagascar, nous étions ravis de voir un lémurien se balancer dans les arbres dans son habitat naturel.

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noun

Lémur

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Examples :

"At the zoo, we saw a lemur with a long, striped tail climbing through the trees. "

Au zoo, nous avons vu un lémurien avec une longue queue rayée grimper dans les arbres.

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Lémur

A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.

Examples :

"In old zoology books, you might find the slender loris mistakenly called a "lemur," reflecting a usage common before modern classifications. "

Dans les anciens livres de zoologie, on pourrait trouver le loris grêle appelé à tort "lémur", ce qui reflète un usage courant avant les classifications modernes.

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