NOUN | animal | suborder Lemuroidea, Lemuroidea | Lemuridae |
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Meaning | Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii. | |
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Synonym | Lemuroidea | |
Member of | Primates, order Primates | An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings |
Members | Indriidae, family Indriidae | A family of Lemuroidea |
Lemuridae, family Lemuridae | typical lemurs | |
Lorisidae, family Lorisidae | slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia | |
lemur | large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails | |
Narrower | Daubentoniidae, family Daubentoniidae | Comprising solely the aye-aye |
Broader | animal order | The order of animals |
Spanish | lemúridos | |
Catalan | lemúrids, Lemuroidea |
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