Meaning of lemuroid | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Of or relating to the primate superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs)
2. Resembling a lemur.

Examples

“A few recent discoveries, however, expand⟳ the temporal range of both lemuroid and lorisoid primates back to the early Tertiary.”

“The lemuroid dentition is also closely similar to that of the greater glider in having a greater number⟳ of cutting edges on the upper molars compared with the common ringtail.”

“1. In the Paleocene we find⟳ remains of small animals intermediate between the tree-shrews and the lemurs, and at the end⟳ of the Paleocene the first true Primates, small lemuroid forms.”

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