Definition of Lemuridae

1. Noun. Typical lemurs; of Madagascar.

Exact synonyms: Family Lemuridae
Generic synonyms: Mammal Family
Group relationships: Lemuroidea, Suborder Lemuroidea
Member holonyms: Genus Lemur

Medical Definition of Lemuridae

1. A family of the order primates, suborder strepsirhini (prosimii), containing four genera which inhabit madagascar and the comoro island. most of the lemurs prefer wooded areas. The four genera are hapalemur, lemur, lepilemur, and varecia. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemuridae

lemonless
lemonlike
lemons
lemonwood
lemonwood tree
lemonwoods
lemony
lemoynite
lempira
lempiras
lemur
lemures
lemurian
lemurians
lemurid
lemuridae (current term)
lemurids
lemurine
lemurines
lemurlike
lemuroid
lemuroidea
lemuroids
lemurs
lenaite
lenalidomide
lend
lend-lease
lend a hand
lend a helping hand

Literary usage of Lemuridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origin and Evolution of the Human Dentition by William King Gregory (1922)
"... after extensive comparisons of the auditory and lacrymal regions of the skulls of primates, came to the conclusion that the modern lemuridae had been ..."

2. International Medical and Surgical Surveyby American Institute of Medicine by American Institute of Medicine (1922)
"(la—396) (la—396) The Spines of the Cervical Vertebras and Their Muscles in the lemuridae. After describing the spinous apophyses of the cervical vertebras ..."

3. "Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation": Its Argument Examined and Exposed by Samuel Richard Bosanquet (1845)
"lemuridae, (Lemurs). The author of the Vestiges rejects the order Quadrumana, ... and the lemuridae into the suctorial, to which their length of muzzle and ..."

4. The descent of man, and selection in relation to sex by Charles Robert Darwin (1871)
"The lemuridae stand below and close to the ... were originally developed from the progenitors of the existing lemuridae; and these in their turn from forms ..."

5. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"... and also to the lemuridae ; and a cranium recently discovered in the Department of Lot (SW France), undoubtedly belonging to the lemuridae, ..."

6. The Doctrine of Descent and Darwinism by Schmidt (Eduard Oskar) (1876)
"In the lemuridae, the system unites the heterogeneous remains of a collection of animals which, by reason of their prehensile hind feet with their opposable ..."

7. The Primary Factors of Organic Evolution by Edward Drinker Cope (1896)
"326) that the superior incisors of certain lemuridae are without utility, owing to the conversion of the inferior incisors into a horizontal comb. ..."

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