(n) Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii, Syn.suborder Lemuroidea
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
n. [ L., a ghost, specter. So called on account of its habit of going abroad by night. ] (Zool.) One of a family (Lemuridæ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So named from the supposition that it was the original home of the lemurs. ] A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lemur, and -oid. ] (Zool.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species. [ Written also Lemuroida. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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