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lemur

noun le·mur \ˈlē-mər\

: an animal that is related to monkeys and that lives in trees mostly in Madagascar

Full Definition of LEMUR

:  any of various arboreal chiefly nocturnal prosimian primates (superfamily Lemuroidea) that were formerly widespread but are now largely confined to Madagascar and that usually have a longish muzzle, large eyes, very soft woolly fur, and a long furry tail
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Origin of LEMUR

New Latin, from Latin lemures, plural, ghosts
First Known Use: 1795

Rhymes with LEMUR

creamer, dreamer, femur, reamer, schemer, screamer, seamer, steamer, streamer

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19 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lemur
  2. black lemur
  3. dwarf lemur
  4. fat-tailed lemur
  5. flying lemur
  6. gentle lemur
  7. moholi lemur
  8. mouse lemur
  9. pygmy lemur
  10. ring-tailed lemur
  11. ruffed lemur
  12. specter lemur
  13. spectral lemur
  14. sportive lemur
  15. weasel lemur
  16. white-fronted lemur
  17. woolly lemur
  18. yellow lemur
  19. slow loris
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