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How to use lemur in a sentence

14 example sentences · noun

Lemur means any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands. Example: “Lemurs are an e.g. of a non-simian primate.”

Examples of lemur by meaning

nounAny strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

  • "Lemurs are naturally very social," said Mukobi.2018 November 9, “Red alert: New lemurs join zoo conspiracy”, in Oregon Zoo, retrieved 05 Nov 2019
  • Tucker-Brown explained how lemurs—like much of the “stranded” flora and fauna of Madagascar—are effectively living fossils.2025 July 5, Mike Carter, “Deep in the island ark”, in FT Weekend (Travel section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 6

More sentences with lemur

  • Lemurs are an e.g. of a non-simian primate.From the entry e.g.
  • Some of these lemurs seem almost squirrelly.From the entry squirrelly
  • Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.From the entry primate
  • Ruffed lemurs (genus Varecia) are the largest and arguably most impressive members of the Lemuridae family.2014, Daniel Austin, Madagascar Wildlife, page 71. From the entry ruffed lemur
  • As primary folivores, it seems highly unlikely that the koala lemurs were major players in seed dispersal.2007, L. R. Godfrey et al., “Ghosts and Orphans”, in John G Fleagle, Christopher C. Gilbert, editors, Elwyn Simons: A Search for Origins…. From the entry koala lemur
  • 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…. From the entry koala lemur
  • But he's a lemur, hence a primate and a cousin to man.1968 May 24, Michael Mok, “The Aye-Aye, Man’s Imperiled Cousin”, in George P. Hunt, editor, Life, volume 64, number 21, Chicago, Ill.…. From the entry aye-aye
  • Giant parrots nibbled seed from the children's fingertips and my sister peeled a couple of satsumas for the lemurs.2014 November 2, Alex James, “The day I came face-to-face with a tiger”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN…. From the entry nibble
  • 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. From the entry ruffed lemur
  • Indeed, as I sat, forlorn, never having found my particular conspiracy of lemurs (how about that for a name for a group of lemurs?2018 February 8, Jeffrey T. Laitman, “The Search for the Intersection of Form and Function: Looking for Clues into What Has Determined…. From the entry conspiracy
  • The Oregon Zoo welcomed two red-ruffed lemurs this week, bringing the total number in the conspiracy — the name for a group of lemurs — to seven.2018 November 9, “Red alert: New lemurs join zoo conspiracy”, in Oregon Zoo, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2025, retrieved 05 Nov…. From the entry conspiracy
  • 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.1980, William Diller Matthew, Stephen J. Gould, “Lemurs Monkeys Apes and Man”, in Stephen J. Gould, editor, Outline and general principles…. From the entry lemuroid

Meaning of lemur

  1. noun Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
  2. noun Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
  3. noun A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.

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Questions about lemur in a sentence

How do you use lemur in a sentence?
Lemur is used as a noun. For example: “Lemurs are an e.g. of a non-simian primate.”
What is a short sentence with lemur?
“Primates range from lemurs to gorillas.”
What does lemur mean?
Lemur means any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

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