OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 6174

lemur

/ˈliːmə(ɹ)/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
lémur
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,…
Tucker-Brown explained how lemurs—like much of the “stranded” flora and fauna of Madagascar—are effectively living fossils. Belonging to a primate group called prosimians, lemurs w…
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