lemur

lemur
[ˈliːmə]
noun
  1. an arboreal primate with a pointed snout and typically a long tail, found only in Madagascar
    狐猴。 比较 flying lemur
  2. Lemuridae and other families, suborder Prosimii; includes also the sifaka, indri, and aye-aye
    狐猴科及其他科,原猴亚目,也包括冕狐猴、大狐猴和指猴
语源
  1. late 18th cent.: modern Latin, from Latin lemures (plural) 'spirits of the dead' (from its spectre-like face)
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