lemurs
lemurs is the plural of lemur.
Meaning of lemur
Noun
lemur (plural lemurs)
- Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
- "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."2018 November 9, “Red alert: New lemurs join zoo conspiracy”, in Oregon Zoo, retrieved 05 Nov 2019
- Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.
Phrases with lemurs
- slow lemurs
- true lemurs
- black lemurs
- dwarf lemurs
- koala lemurs
- mouse lemurs
- bamboo lemurs
- flying lemurs
- gentle lemurs
- ruffed lemurs
- woolly lemurs
- sportive lemurs
15 more phrasesFewer phrases
- fat-tailed lemurs
- fork-marked lemurs
- giant mouse lemurs
- ring-tailed lemurs
- Sunda flying lemurs
- Groves' dwarf lemurs
- greater bamboo lemurs
- Cleese's woolly lemurs
- fat-tailed dwarf lemurs
- Malaysian flying lemurs
- hairy-eared dwarf lemurs
- Philippine flying lemurs
- John Cleese's woolly lemurs
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemurs
- black-and-white ruffed lemurs
Questions about lemurs
- What is lemurs the plural of?
- Lemurs is the plural of lemur.
Words near lemurs in the dictionary
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