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ruffed lemurs

ruffed lemurs is the plural of ruffed lemur.

Meaning of ruffed lemur

Noun

ruffed lemur (plural ruffed lemurs)

  1. Any of several nocturnal lemurs of the genus Varecia, from Madagascar that have white ruffs around the face.
    • Ruffed lemurs inhabit the eastern rain forest from the Masoala Peninsula to just south of Ranomafana (see Figure 2).1999, Phyllis Dolhinow, Agustín Fuentes, The Nonhuman Primates, page 128

Questions about ruffed lemurs

What is ruffed lemurs the plural of?
Ruffed lemurs is the plural of ruffed lemur.

Words near ruffed lemurs in the dictionary

  1. Ruffec
  2. ruffed
  3. ruffed grouse
  4. ruffed grouses
  5. ruffed lemur
  6. ruffed lemurs
  7. Ruffell
  8. ruffemans
  9. ruffer
  10. ruffers
  11. ruffes

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