释义 |
lemur /ˈliːmə /nounAn arboreal primate with a pointed snout and typically a long tail, found only in Madagascar. Compare with flying lemur.- Lemuridae and other families, suborder Prosimii; includes also the sifaka, indri, and aye-aye.
Even endangered species, like Diana monkeys, lemurs, and gibbons, are for sale....- Primitive primates called lemurs fill the ecological roles of woodpeckers, squirrels and monkeys.
- Primates including forest-dwelling ancestors of today's lemurs and tarsiers flourished in the trees.
Origin![](ac.png) Late 18th century: modern Latin, from Latin lemures (plural) 'spirits of the dead' (from its spectre-like face). Rhymes![](ac.png) beamer, blasphemer, Colima, creamer, dreamer, emphysema, femur, Iwo Jima, Kagoshima, Lima, oedema (US edema), ottava rima, Pima, reamer, redeemer, schema, schemer, screamer, seamer, Selima, steamer, streamer, terza rima, Tsushima |