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Definitions of lemurs in various dictionaries:
noun - large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails
noun - an arboreal mammal related to the monkeys
LEMURS - Lemurs ( ( listen) LEE-mr) are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. The word lemur derives from the word lemures (g...
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| The indri is the largest of these mammals, but the ring-tailed is probably the best-known |
| Some of these primates are ruffed & some of them are ring-tailed |
| The howl of the ring-tailed type of this primate can be heard half a mile away |
| Madagascar's pygmy mouse type of this grows about 8 inches long & weighs about 1 ounce |
| Stink fights are popular among these ring-tailed procimeons |
| Pottos & tarsiers are closely related to these small primates from Madagascar |
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| Plural form of lemur. |
| an arboreal primate with a pointed snout and typically a long tail, found only in Madagascar. |
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| Lemurs ( ( listen) LEE-mr) are a clade of strepsirrhine primates endemic to the island of Madagascar. The word lemur derives from the word lemures (ghosts or spirits) from Roman mythology and was first used to describe a slender loris due to its nocturnal habits and slow pace, but was later applied to the primates on Madagascar. As with other strepsirrhine primates, such as lorises, pottos, and galagos (bush babies), lemurs share resemblance with basal primates. In this regard, lemurs are often confused with ancestral primates, when in actuality, lemurs did not give rise to monkeys and apes, but evolved independently.Due to Madagascar's highly seasonal climate, lemur evolution has produced a level of species diversity rivaling that of any other primate group. Until shortly after humans arrived on the island around 2,000 years ago, there were lemurs as large as a male gorilla. Today, there are nearly 100 species of lemurs, and most of those species have been discovered or promoted to fu |