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lemur
English
Etymology
From Latin lemur?s (“spirits of the dead”). The name was originally given to the red slender loris (then Lemur tardigradus) in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus. According to Linnaeus, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the red slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added, among others, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the red slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?li?m?(?)/
- Rhymes: -i?m?(r)
- Homophone: Lima (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun
lemur (plural lemurs)
- (colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
- Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- (obsolete) A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.
Usage notes
The taxonomy is currently disputed, see Taxonomy of lemurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
Related terms
- Lemuria
Translations
References
- lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Lemuriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Lemuriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?l?mur]
Noun
lemur m anim
- lemur
Derived terms
- lemu?í
Further reading
- lemur in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- lemur in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
Icelandic
Verb
lemur (weak)
- second-person singular present indicative of lemja
- third-person singular present indicative of lemja
Polish
Noun
lemur m anim
- lemur (primate)
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?mu?r/
- Hyphenation: le?mur
Noun
lèm?r m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)
- lemur
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin lemures (“spirits”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??m??r/
Noun
lemur c
- a lemur
Declension
Anagrams
- Lerum
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