any Madagascan prosimian primate of the family Lemuridae, such as Lemur catta (the ring-tailed lemur). They are typically arboreal, having foxy faces and long tails any similar or closely related animal, such as a loris or indris
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le•mur /ˈlimɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Mammalsa small monkeylike animal that lives in trees and hunts at night, having large eyes and a foxlike face.
le•mur
(lē′mər),USA pronunciation n.
le′mur•like′, adj.
- Mammalsany of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, esp. of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered.
- Neo-Latin, apparently special use of Latin lemurēs (plural) ghosts, specters
- 1790–1800
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'lemur' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
aye-aye
- colugo
- flying lemur
- gliding lemur
- indri
- indris
- lemures
- lemuroid
- loris
- macaco
- meerkat
- prosimian
- ruffed lemur
- vari