Lemur

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Latin lemurēs (“spirits of the dead”). The name was originally given to the 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 slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added—among others—the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar. === Proper noun === Lemur m A taxonomic genus within the family Lemuridae – ring-tailed lemur. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia – infraclass; Primates – order; Strepsirrhini – suborder; Lemuriformes – infraorder; Lemuroidea – superfamily; Lemuridae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Lemur catta – sole extant accepted species ==== Derived terms ==== Altililemur †Archaeolemur Eulemur Hapalemur Lepilemur Otolemur Pachylemur Prolemur === References === Lemur (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Lemur on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Lemur on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Lemur in Mammal Species of the World[2] at Bucknell. == German == === Alternative forms === Lemure === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /leˈmuːɐ̯/ === Noun === Lemur m (weak, genitive Lemuren, plural Lemuren) lemur (primate native to Madagascar) (Roman mythology, in the plural) lemures (spirits or ghosts of the dead) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Bambuslemur === Further reading === “Lemur” in Duden online “Lemur”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[3] (in German) Lemuren on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de Larvae on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de