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koala lemur

koala lemur noun: any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae, which were endemic to Madagascar until circa 1280–1420 CE.

koala lemur: any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae,...
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Noun

koala lemur (plural koala lemurs)

  1. Any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae, which were endemic to Madagascar until circa 1280–1420 CE.
    • The extinct koala lemurs (Megaladapis) were much larger than their extant relatives, the nocturnal sportive lemurs (Lepilemur), but they resembled the latter in diet (leaves) and commitment to life in the trees.2005, Mcgraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology 2005, page 188
    • The koala lemurs are much larger than the sportive lemurs (Lepilemuridae) and the Lemuridae, both of which have been considered their sister clades. Koala lemurs resembled sportive lemurs in their dental morphology and diet of leaves.2006, Laurie R. Godfrey, William L. Jungers, Gary T. Schwarz, “Chapter Three: Ecology and Extinction of Madagascar's Subfossil Lemurs”, in Lisa Gould, M. L. Sauther, editors, Lemurs: Ecology and...

Forms of koala lemur

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Questions about koala lemur

What does koala lemur mean?
Koala lemur means any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae, which were endemic to Madagascar until circa 1280–1420 CE.
What part of speech is koala lemur?
Koala lemur is a noun.
What is the plural of koala lemur?
The plural of koala lemur is koala lemurs.

Words near koala lemur in the dictionary

  1. koala
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  4. koala fucker
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  6. koala lemur
  7. koala lemurs
  8. koalas
  9. koali
  10. koaliang
  11. koaliangs

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