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Definition of Ring-tailed lemur
1. Noun. Small lemur having its tail barred with black.
Definition of Ring-tailed lemur
1. Noun. a species of lemur, ''Lemur catta'', from Madagascar; it has a black-and-white ringed tail. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ring-tailed Lemur
Literary usage of Ring-tailed lemur
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 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. ..."
2. Fur-bearing Animals in Nature and in Commerce by Henry Poland (1892)
"ring-tailed lemur. Lemur catta. The length of body of this animal is about 9 inches.
The general colour is of a light grey, redder at the shoulders and ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"ring-tailed lemur (Lemur taita). From life. belly. ... The most distinct, and at
the same time most beautiful, is the ring- tailed lemur (L. caita. ..."
4. The Illustrated Natural History by John George Wood (1865)
"The RUFFED LEMUR is one of the handsomest of this family, challenging a rivalship
even with the ring-tailed lemur in point of appearance. ..."
5. The Standard Library of Natural History: Embracing Living Animals of Thw by Charles John Cornish (1908)
"The ring-tailed lemur is often kept as a pet, both in Madagascar and.in the
Mauritius. ... The ring-tailed lemur lives largely among rocks and precipices. ..."
6. Three Visits to Madagascar During the Years 1853-1854-1856: Including a by William Ellis (1859)
"I saw them at the latter place, and met on one occasion one or two soldiers, each
wearing the bushy and beautifully marked tail of the ring-tailed lemur, ..."
7. The American Cyclopaedia: A Popular Dictionary of General Knowledge by George Ripley, Charles Anderson Dana (1883)
"The ring-tailed lemur (L, catta, Linn.) is one of the most elegant species, of
a delicate gray color, ruddy on the back, white below and on the cheeks, ..."
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