n. [ L., a ghost, specter. So called on account of its habit of going abroad by night. ] (Zool.) One of a family (
‖n. pl. [ L. See Lemur. ] Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So named from the supposition that it was the original home of the lemurs. ] A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is a remnant. Herschel. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. & n. (Zool.) Same as Lemuroid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Lemur + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lemur, and -oid. ] (Zool.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species.