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lemurs

/ˈliːmɜːrz/

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Lémuriens

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. "

Pendant notre voyage à Madagascar, nous avons vu de nombreux lémuriens espiègles se balancer dans les arbres.

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Lémuriens

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. "

Le gardien de zoo a montré aux enfants les lémuriens qui jouaient dans leur enclos.

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Lémuriens

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. "

Alors que les scientifiques modernes les appellent désormais des loris, les anciens livres avaient l'habitude de désigner ces primates nocturnes comme des lémuriens, un terme qui a depuis été mis à jour dans la classification scientifique.

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