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.
OriginLate 18th century: modern Latin, from Latin lemures (plural) 'spirits of the dead' (from its spectre-like face). Rhymesbeamer, 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 |