Meaning Of The Word Lemur

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Lemur? Find Lemur meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Lemur Meaning

Lemur Definition
Lemur Definition

What's The Definition Of Lemur?

lemur
countable noun: A lemur is an animal that looks like a small monkey and has a long tail and a face similar to that of a fox.

lemur in American English
any of a family (Lemuridae) of prosimian primates with large eyes, a long tail, a pointed muzzle, and soft, woolly fur: they are mostly tree-dwelling and nocturnal, and are found only in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands
noun: any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, esp. of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most lemurs are endangered

lemur in British English
noun: any Madagascan prosimian primate of the family Lemuridae, such as Lemur catta (the ring-tailed lemur). They are typically arboreal, having foxy faces and long tails

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Delight ‐ to give great joy or pleasure; to give great joy…
  • Remission ‐ the act or an instance of remitting; noun: the…
  • Train-spotting ‐ noun: the activity of going to railway stations…
  • Capuccio ‐ noun:…
  • Wanted ‐ adjective: being searched for by the police in…
  • Had ‐ Had is the past tense and past participle of have1…
  • Magdalenian ‐ designating or of an Upper Paleolithic culture…
  • Linkmen ‐ noun: (formerly) a boy who carried a torch for…
  • Bifilar ‐ having two threads, wires, etc. as certain sensitive…
  • Shipment ‐ A shipment is all of the goods being shipped together…