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Definition of Lemur catta
1. Noun. Small lemur having its tail barred with black.
Generic synonyms: Lemur
Group relationships: Genus Lemur
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemur Catta
Literary usage of Lemur catta
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"4641—4651, preserved in the Hunterian Collection, is of the lemur catta : the
skull, No. 4637, is of the Lemur nigrifrons ; and the skull, No. ..."
2. Madagascar, Mauritius and the Other East-African Islands by Conrad Keller (1901)
"This was brought to Europe in the last century Ring-tailed Lemur (lemur catta).
(1781) by Sonnerat, and his specimen, which is still preserved in the ..."
3. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"RING-TAILED LEMUR (lemur catta}. walking from covert to covert, they do so in an
erect posture, with their hands clasped behind their necks. ..."
4. The Sense of Touch in Mammals and Birds: With Special Reference to the by Walter Aubrey Kidd (1907)
"13) shows arches on the interdigital eminences of the hand, and no whorl.
lemur catta (Fig. 15), arches and five marked whorls on the palm. ..."
5. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"lemur catta. The Ring-tailed Lemur. BM Ashy; sides of back brownish ; chest and
... lemur catta, Linn. SN ip 45; Geoff. Ann. du Mus. xix.t. 62 ; Gray ! ..."
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