Definition of Family Lemuridae

1. Noun. Typical lemurs; of Madagascar.

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Lemuridae

family Lampyridae
family Laniidae
family Lanthanotidae
family Lardizabalaceae
family Laricariidae
family Laridae
family Lasiocampidae
family Latimeridae
family Lauraceae
family Lecanoraceae
family Lecythidaceae
family Leguminosae
family Leiopelmatidae
family Leitneriaceae
family Lemnaceae
family Lemuridae (current term)
family Lennoaceae
family Lentibulariaceae
family Lepadidae
family Lepidobotryaceae
family Lepidodendraceae
family Lepiotaceae
family Lepismatidae
family Lepisosteidae
family Leporidae
family Leptodactylidae
family Leptotyphlopidae
family Liliaceae
family Limacidae
family Limulidae

Literary usage of Family Lemuridae

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

1. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"... which are closely related to them but have so many different characteristics that they are placed in a separate family (Lemuridae); while the Apes are ..."

2. The Fur Traders and Fur Bearing Animals by Marcus Petersen (1914)
"... which are closely related to them but have so many different characteristics that they are placed in a separate family (Lemuridae); while the Apes are ..."

3. The Life of Animals: The Mammals by Ernest Ingersoll (1907)
"The lemurs proper (family Lemuridae) are characterized by thick woolly fur, a doglike muzzle, and the form of the teeth. In the center of the upper jaw ..."

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