ETYM Latin, a ghost, specter. So called on account of its habit of going abroad by night.
Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails.
Monkeylike animal of Madagascar, etc. flying lemur, E Indian catlike animal, with fold of skin on both sides of body enabling it to make long leaps.
Prosimian primate of the family Lemuridae, inhabiting Madagascar and the Comoro Islands. There are about 16 species, ranging from mouse-sized to dog-sized animals. Lemurs are arboreal, and some species are nocturnal. They have long, bushy tails, and feed on fruit, insects, and small animals. Many are threatened with extinction owing to loss of their forest habitat and, in some cases, from hunting. + prikaži više