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lemuroid

[ lem-yuh-roid ]

adjective

  1. lemurlike; of the lemur kind.


noun

  1. a lemur.

lemuroid

/ -rɪn; ˈlɛmjʊˌrɔɪd; ˈlɛmjʊˌraɪn /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the superfamily Lemuroidea, which includes the lemurs and indrises
  2. resembling or closely related to a lemur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. an animal that resembles or is closely related to a lemur
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lemuroid1

From the New Latin word Lemuroidea, dating back to 1870–75. See lemur, -oid
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Example Sentences

Tarsier, tr′si-er, n. a small arboreal East Indian lemuroid, the malmag.

A lemuroid form of mammal, believed to be of the type from which man has descended, has also been found in these beds.

The only skull of a fossil lemuroid which he described (namely, Adapis) he declared to be that of an ungulate.

From the Lemuroid branch the higher Primates can be derived.

It appears, however, to be a Lemuroid, and is of American range.

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