lemur
English
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editlemur (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
editThe taxonomy is currently disputed, see Taxonomy of lemurs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
edit- 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.)
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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
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlemur m anim
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editVerb
editlemur (weak)
Polish
editEtymology
editInternationalism; compare English lemur, French lémur, German Lemur, ultimately from Latin lemurēs.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlemur m animal
- lemur (any primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes)
- (Roman mythology) lemures (spirit or ghost of the dead, considered as malignant)
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editNoun
editlemur m (plural lemuri)
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editSerbo-Croatian
editPronunciation
editNoun
editlèmūr m (Cyrillic spelling лѐмӯр)
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editSwedish
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin lemures (“spirits”). First attested in 1861.[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlemur c
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editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed 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
editlemur (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜋᜓᜇ᜔)
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