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lemures

/ˈlɛmjəriːz/

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From Latin lemurēs. See lemur.

noun

Roman, plural, plural only The spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant. The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.

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@misc{lemures_2026,
  title = {lemures},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lemures},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}