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English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”). The name was originally given to the red slender loris (then Lemur tardigradus) in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus. According to Linnaeus, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the red slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added, among others, the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the red slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːmə(ɹ)
- Homophone: Lima (non-rhotic)
Noun
[edit]lemur (plural lemurs)
- (colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.
- Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).
- (obsolete) A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.
Usage notes
[edit]The taxonomy is currently disputed, see 
Taxonomy of lemurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
[edit]terms derived from lemur (noun)
- bamboo lemur (Hapalemur spp.)
- Bemaraha woolly lemur
- black-and-white ruffed lemur
- black lemur
- Cleese's woolly lemur
- dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus spp.)
- fat-tailed dwarf lemur
- fat-tailed lemur
- flying lemur (Cynocephalidae spp.)
- fork-marked lemur (Phaner spp.)
- gentle lemur (Hapalemur spp.)
- giant mouse lemur (Mirza spp.)
- greater bamboo lemur
- Groves' dwarf lemur
- hairy-eared dwarf lemur (Allocebus trichotis)
- koala lemur
- lemuriform
- lemuroid
- lemur-tail seahorse
- Madame Berthe's mouse lemur
- mouse lemur (Microcebus spp.)
- ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta)
- ruffed lemur (Verecia spp.)
- Sanford's brown lemur
- Sanford's lemur
- slow lemur
- sportive lemur (Lepilemuridae spp.)
- subfossil lemur
- true lemur (Eulemur spp.)
- woolly lemur (Avahi spp.)
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea
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References
[edit]- lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lemuriformes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Lemuriformes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ^ A. R. Dunkel with J. S. Zijlstra and C. P. Groves (2011-2012) “Giant Rabbits, Marmosets, and British Comedies: Etymology of Lemur Names, Part 1”, in Lemur News[1], volume 16, archived from the original on 6 November 2016, pages 64–70.
Czech
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lemur m anim
Declension
[edit]This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “lemur”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “lemur”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Icelandic
[edit]Verb
[edit]lemur (weak)
- second-person singular present indicative of lemja
- third-person singular present indicative of lemja
Polish
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Etymology
[edit]Internationalism; compare English lemur, French lémur, German Lemur, ultimately from Latin lemurēs.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lemur m animal
- lemur (any primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes)
- (Roman mythology) lemures (spirit or ghost of the dead, considered as malignant)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lemur
Further reading
[edit]- lemur in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- lemur in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- lemury in PWN's encyclopedia
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]lemur m (plural lemuri)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lemur
Serbo-Croatian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lèmūr m (Cyrillic spelling лѐмӯр)
Declension
[edit]Declension of lemur
Swedish
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Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin lemures (“spirits”). First attested in 1861.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lemur c
Declension
[edit]Declension of lemur
See also
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[edit]Tagalog
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Spanish lémur or English lemur, from Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlemuɾ/ [ˈlɛː.mʊɾ]
- Rhymes: -emuɾ
- Syllabification: le‧mur
Noun
[edit]lemur (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔)
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