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Lemur

  • [leˈmuːɐ̯]

Rhymes with uːɐ̯

noun Lemure · Lemur · Lemuren

  1. Primat aus der Unterordnung der Feuchtnasenaffen, der ausschließlich auf Madagaskar heimisch ist Lemuren sind vom Aussterben bedroht.

    Similar: Lemuriformes

  2. plural normally, römische Mythologie Geist einer verstorbenen Person Zu Ehren der Lemuren feierten die Römer das Fest Lemuria.

    Similar: Larvae

In English

  • lemur strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea

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@misc{lemur_2026,
  title = {Lemur},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/lemur},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}