n. [ L., a ghost, specter. So called on account of its habit of going abroad by night. ] (Zool.) One of a family (Lemuridæ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖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. (Zool.) Lemuroid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Lemur + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea. -- n. One of the Lemuroidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. See Lemur, and -oid. ] (Zool.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species. [ Written also Lemuroida. ] [ 1913 Webster ]