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lemur — lemurlike, adj. /lee meuhr/, n. any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the family Lemuridae, of Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, esp. of the genus Lemur, usually having large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: most… … Universalium
bush baby — ush baby, bushbaby ush ba*by(b[.u]sh b[=a]*b[y^]), n. 1. any of several agile long tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus {Galago} with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; called also {galago}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bushbaby — bush baby ush baby, bushbaby ush ba*by(b[.u]sh b[=a]*b[y^]), n. 1. any of several agile long tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus {Galago} with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; called also {galago}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynictis penicillata — Meerkat Meer kat (m[=e]r k[a^]t), n. [D.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African carnivore ({Suricata suricata}, formerly {Cynictis penicillata}), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {yellow mongoose} and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynocephalus variegatus — Flying lemur Fly ing le mur (Zo[ o]l.) either of two nocturnal lemurlike mammals inhabiting the East Indies ({Cynocephalus variegatus}) or the Phillipines ({Cynocephalus volans}) having broad folds of skin between the fore and hind limbs on both… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cynocephalus volans — Flying lemur Fly ing le mur (Zo[ o]l.) either of two nocturnal lemurlike mammals inhabiting the East Indies ({Cynocephalus variegatus}) or the Phillipines ({Cynocephalus volans}) having broad folds of skin between the fore and hind limbs on both… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flying lemur — Fly ing le mur (Zo[ o]l.) either of two nocturnal lemurlike mammals inhabiting the East Indies ({Cynocephalus variegatus}) or the Phillipines ({Cynocephalus volans}) having broad folds of skin between the fore and hind limbs on both sides of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
galago — bush baby ush baby, bushbaby ush ba*by(b[.u]sh b[=a]*b[y^]), n. 1. any of several agile long tailed nocturnal African lemurlike primates of the genus {Galago} with dense woolly fur and large eyes and ears; called also {galago}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Meerkat — Meer kat (m[=e]r k[a^]t), n. [D.] (Zo[ o]l.) A South African carnivore ({Suricata suricata}, formerly {Cynictis penicillata}), allied to the ichneumons, having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {yellow mongoose} and {suricate}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
meerkat — mierkat mierkat n. (Zool.) A South African mongooselike viverrine ({Suricata suricata}) having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {suricate}. [Also spelled {meerkat}.] Syn: meerkat. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
