lemur

Definitions

1. Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
2. Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
3. A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.
   obsolete

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Examples

“"Lemurs are naturally very social," said Mukobi. "Wild lemurs live⟳ in big family groups, and different species do really well together. Plus, the new lemur habitat is quite large, so each family group can have⟳ their own⟳ space when they choose⟳ to."”

“Tucker-Brown explained how lemurs—like⟳ much of the “stranded” flora and fauna of Madagascar—are effectively living fossils. Belonging to a primate group called prosimians, lemurs were evolutionarily superseded by monkeys on mainland Africa 35mn years ago and driven to near-extinction.”

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