lemur
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ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
lemur
English
Etymology
From Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”). The name was originally given to the red slender loris (then Lemur tardigradus) in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus. According to Linnaeus, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the red slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added, among others, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the red slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)
- Homophone: Lima (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun
lemur (plural lemurs)
- (colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
- Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- (obsolete) A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.
Usage notes
The taxonomy is currently disputed, see 
Taxonomy of lemurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
terms derived from lemur (noun)
- bamboo lemur (Hapalemur spp.)
- Bemaraha woolly lemur
- black-and-white ruffed lemur
- black lemur
- Cleese's woolly lemur
- dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus spp.)
- fat-tailed dwarf lemur
- fat-tailed lemur
- flying lemur (Cynocephalidae spp.)
- fork-marked lemur (Phaner spp.)
- gentle lemur (Hapalemur spp.)
- giant mouse lemur (Mirza spp.)
- greater bamboo lemur
- Groves' dwarf lemur
- hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis)
- koala lemur
- lemuriform
- lemuroid
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
- mouse lemur (Microcebus spp.)
- ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
- ruffed lemur (Verecia spp.)
- Sanford's brown lemur
- Sanford's lemur
- slow lemur
- sportive lemur (Lepilemuridae spp.)
- subfossil lemur
- true lemur (Eulemur spp.)
- woolly lemur (Avahi spp.)
Related terms
Translations
strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea
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References
lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lemuriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Lemuriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ A. R. Dunkel with J. S. Zijlstra and C. P. Groves (2011-2012) “Giant Rabbits, Marmosets, and British Comedies: Etymology of Lemur Names, Part 1”, in Lemur News, volume 16, archived from the original on 6 November 2016, pages 64–70.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
lemur m anim
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
Further reading
- lemur in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- lemur in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Icelandic
Verb
lemur (weak)
- second-person singular present indicative of lemja
- third-person singular present indicative of lemja
Polish
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Etymology
Internationalism; compare English lemur, French lémur, German Lemur, ultimately from Latin lemurēs.
Pronunciation
Noun
lemur m animal
- lemur (any primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes)
- (Roman mythology) lemures (spirit or ghost of the dead, considered as malignant)
Declension
Declension of lemur
Further reading
- lemur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lemur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- lemury in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
lemur m (plural lemuri)
Declension
Declension of lemur
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
Noun
lèmūr m (Cyrillic spelling лѐмӯр)
Declension
Declension of lemur
Swedish
Etymology
From Latin lemures (“spirits”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemur c
- a lemur
Declension
| Declension of lemur | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | lemur | lemuren | lemurer | lemurerna |
| Genitive | lemurs | lemurens | lemurers | lemurernas |
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish lémur or English lemur, from Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lemur (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔)