Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the lemurs or Prosimiæ, or having their characters; lemurine; prosimian.
- noun One of the Prosimiæ; one of the Lemuridæ; a lemur.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective having the appearance or characteristics of a
lemur - noun A member of the
Lemuroidea superfamily of strepsirrhine primates, including lemurs - noun An animal that has the appearance or characteristics of a lemur
Etymologies
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Examples
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Recent media reports of the extinction of the lemuroid ringtail possum were "confused," the species is still around.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Recent media reports of the extinction of the lemuroid ringtail possum were "confused," the species is still around.
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The white lemuroid possum, a rare creature found only above 1000m in the mountain forests of far north Queensland, has not been seen for three years.
'Muted by Reality' 2008
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Professor [Steve] Williams, director of the Centre for Tropical Biodiversity and Climate Change at James Cook University, said the white lemuroid possum had been identified as highly vulnerable five years ago.
'Muted by Reality' 2008
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It tends to obscure the fact that lemurs have come a great distance down the path of being successfully lemuroid, adapting quite well to the circumstances they have faced throughout dozens of millions of years.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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It tends to obscure the fact that lemurs have come a great distance down the path of being successfully lemuroid, adapting quite well to the circumstances they have faced throughout dozens of millions of years.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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A lemuroid form of mammal, believed to be of the type from which man has descended, has also been found in these beds.
A History of Science: in Five Volumes. Volume III: Modern development of the physical sciences 1904
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Two years ago, scientists blamed a warming climate for the disappearance of the white lemuroid possum, a niche mountain dweller in Australia that prefers cool weather, and that was cute enough to be the object of nature tours.
NYT > Home Page By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL 2011
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Two years ago, scientists blamed a warming climate for the disappearance of the white lemuroid possum, a niche mountain dweller in Australia that prefers cool weather, and that was cute enough to be the object of nature tours.
NYT > Home Page By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL 2011
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Two years ago, scientists blamed a warming climate for the disappearance of the white lemuroid possum, a niche mountain dweller in Australia that prefers cool weather and that was cute enough to be the object of nature tours.
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