See also:

• LEMUR (from Lat. lemures, " ghosts ")

LEMUR (from See also:

• LAT

Lat. lemures, " ghosts ")  , the name applied by See also:

• LINNAEUS

Linnaeus to certain See also:

• PECULIAR

peculiar Malagasy representatives of the See also:

• ORDER
• ORDER (through Fr. ordre, for earlier ordene, from Lat. ordo, ordinis, rank, service, arrangement; the ultimate source is generally taken to be the root seen in Lat. oriri, rise, arise, begin; cf. " origin ")
• ORDER, HOLY

order See also:

• PRIMATES
• PRIMATES (Lat. primas, first)

PRIMATES (q.v.) which do not come under the designation of either monkeys or apes, and, with allied animals from the same See also:

• ISLAND (O.E. ieg =isle, +land')

island and tropical See also:

• ASIA

Asia and See also:

• AFRICA
• AFRICA, ROMAN

Africa, constitute the sub-order Prosimiae, or Lemuroidea, the characteristics of which are given in the See also:

• ARTICLE (from Lat. articulus, a joint)

article just mentioned . The typical lemurs include See also:

• SPECIES

species like See also:

• LEMUR (from Lat. lemures, " ghosts ")

Lemur mangos and L. catta, but the See also:

• ENGLISH

English name " lemur " is often taken to include all the members of the sub-order, although the aberrant forms are often conveniently termed " lemuroids." All the Malagasy lemurs, which agree in the structure of the See also:

• INTERNAL

internal See also:

• EAR (common Teut.; O.E. are, Ger. Ohr, Du. oor, akin to Lat. auris, Gr. ovs)

ear, are now included in the See also:

• FAMILY

family Lemuridae, confined to See also:

• MADAGASCAR

Madagascar and the See also:

• COMORO

Comoro Islands, which comprises the See also:

• GREAT

great See also:

• MAJORITY (Fr. majorite; Med. Lat. majoritas; Lat. major, greater)

majority of the See also:

• GROUP

group . The other families are the Nycticebidae, See also:

• COMMON

common to tropical Asia and Africa, and the Tarsiidae, restricted to the See also:

• MALAY

Malay countries . In the more typical Lemuridae there are two pairs of upper incisor See also:

• TEETH (O.E. Eel); plural of tooth, O.E. top)

teeth, separated by a See also:

• GAP

gap in the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle See also:

• LINE

line; the premolars may be either two or three, but the molars, as in the See also:

• LOWER

lower See also:

• JAW (Mid. Eng. jawe, jowe and geowe, O. Eng. cheowan, connected with " chaw " and " chew," and in form with " jowl ")

jaw, are always three on each See also:

• SIDE
• SIDE (mod. Eski Adalia)

side . In the lower jaw the incisors and canines are directed straight forwards, and are of small See also:

• SIZE

size and nearly similar See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form; the See also:

• FUNCTION

function of the canine being discharged by the first premolar, which is larger than the other teeth of the same See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series . With the exception of the second toe of the See also:

• HIND

hind-See also:

• FOOT

foot, the digits have well-formed, flattened nails as in the majority of monkeys . In the members of the typical genus Lemur, as well as in the allied Hapalemur and Lepidolemur, none of the toes or fingers are connected by webs, and all have the hind-limbs of moderate length, and the tail See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long . The maximum number of teeth is 36, there being typically two pairs of incisors and three of premolars in each jaw . In habits some of the species are nocturnal and others diurnal; but all subsist on a mixed See also:

• DIET

diet, which includes birds, See also:

• REPTILES (Lat. Reptilia, creeping things, from reptilis; ref ere, to creep; Gr. Ep7rety, whence the term " herpetology," for the science dealing with them)

reptiles, eggs, See also:

• INSECTS

insects and fruits . Most are arboreal, but the See also:

• RING (O.E. hring; a word common to Teutonic languages; and probably cognate with the Lat. circus, Gr. KtpKOS or KpLKOS, Skt'. chakra, wheel, circle, cf. also " harangue "); in art, a band of circular shape of varying sizes, made of any material and used f

ring-tailed lemur (L. calla) often dwells among rocks . The species of the genus Lemur are diurnal, and may be recognized by the length of the muzzle, and the large tufted ears . In some cases, as in the See also:

• BLACK
• BLACK, ADAM (1784-1874)
• BLACK, JEREMIAH SULLIVAN (1810–1883)
• BLACK, WILLIAM (1841-1898)

black lemur (L. macaco) the two sexes are differently coloured; but in others, especially the ruffed lemur (L. varies), there is much individual variation in this respect, scarcely any two being alike .

The See also:

• GENTLE (through the Fr. gentil, from Lat. gentilis, belonging to the same gens, or family)

gentle lemurs (Hapalemur) have a rounder See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head, with smaller ears and a shorter muzzle, and also a See also:

• BARE

bare patch covered with spines on the fore-See also:

• ARM (a common Teutonic word; the Indo-European root is ar, to join or fit; cf. the Lat. armus, shoulder, and the plural word arma, weapons, Gr. apphs, joint, and the reduplicated apapilKSV, to join)

arm . The sportive lemurs (Lepidolemur) are smaller than the typical species of Lemur, and the adults generally lose their upper incisors . The head is See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short and conical, the ears large, See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round and mostly bare, and the tail shorter than the See also:

• BODY

body . Like the gentle lemurs they are nocturnal . (See See also:

• AVAHI

AVAHI, AYE-AYE, G-1L.Aco, See also:

• INDRI

INDRI, See also:

• LORIS

LoRIS, P0Tro, See also:

• SIFAKA

SIFAKA and See also:

• TARSIER

TARSIER.) (R .