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Cleese's woolly lemur

Cleese's woolly lemur noun: avahi cleesei, a lemur from Madagascar.

cleese's woolly lemur: avahi cleesei, a lemur from Madagascar
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Noun

Cleese's woolly lemur (plural Cleese's woolly lemurs)

  1. Avahi cleesei, a lemur from Madagascar.

Forms of Cleese's woolly lemur

pluralCleese's woolly lemurs

Origin of Cleese's woolly lemur

Named after John Cleese, English comedian, who has a fondness for lemurs.

Questions about Cleese's woolly lemur

What does Cleese's woolly lemur mean?
Cleese's woolly lemur means avahi cleesei, a lemur from Madagascar.
What part of speech is Cleese's woolly lemur?
Cleese's woolly lemur is a noun.
What is the plural of Cleese's woolly lemur?
The plural of Cleese's woolly lemur is Cleese's woolly lemurs.

Words near Cleese's woolly lemur in the dictionary

  1. cleerer
  2. cleerest
  3. cleering
  4. cleers
  5. Cleese
  6. Cleese's woolly lemur
  7. Cleese's woolly lemurs
  8. Cleesian
  9. Cleethorpes
  10. cleeve
  11. cleeves

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