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lemur
noun (plural lemurs)
  1. Any animal of the prosimians, making up the infraorder Lemuriformes, the evolutionary predecessors of monkeys and apes, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
Translations: 
  • French: lémur
  • German: Lemur , Lemure
  • Italian: lemure
  • Dutch: lemur
Etymology: lemures, spirits of the night (probably from the animals' nocturnal behaviour/behavior and large, reflective eyes).

     
 
  

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