Lemuroid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈliː.mə(ɹ)ˌɔɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lemuroid is an adjective meaning Of or relating to the primate superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs).
Meaning
Of or relating to the primate superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs).
More Meanings
- Resembling a lemur.
- A member of the Lemuroidea superfamily of strepsirrhine primates, including lemurs
- An animal that has the appearance or characteristics of a lemur
Example Sentences
A few recent discoveries, however, expand the temporal range of both lemuroid and lorisoid primates back to the early Tertiary.
In M. laniger the canine and most anterior premolar are more equal than in any other Lermuroid, or indeed than in any other Primate except Man.
The lemuroid dentition is also closely similar to that of the greater glider in having a greater number of cutting edges on the upper molars compared with the common ringtail.
1. In the Paleocene we find remains of small animals intermediate between the tree-shrews and the lemurs, and at the end of the Paleocene the first true Primates, small lemuroid forms.
Word Forms
- lemuroids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lemurid, lemuriform, leucosoid, leporine, leuconoid, lepidodendroid.
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