lemures

[ lem-yuh-reez; Latin lem-oo-res ]

/ ˈlɛm yəˌriz; Latin ˈlɛm ʊˌrɛs /

the ghosts of the dead of a family, considered as troublesome unless exorcised or propitiated; larvae.

Origin of lemures

From Latin, dating back to 1545–55; see origin at lemur

lempert operation, lempira, lemuel, lemur, lemuralia, lemures, lemuroid, len, lena, lenaea, lenape

These ideas are older than our science, for the name, Lemures, given them means "ghosts."

Zoology: The Science of Animal Life |Ernest Ingersoll
There is, however, some confusion even among the ancients themselves, as to the respective qualities of the larvæ and lemures.

The Dance of Death |Francis Douce
Philosophy, never fit for the people, had entered the best houses, and the image of Epicurus had taken the place of the Lemures.

Imaginary Conversations and Poems |Walter Savage Landor
Apuleius, however, is wholly uncritical, and the distinction between Larvæ and Lemures is certainly not borne out by facts.

Greek and Roman Ghost Stories |Lacy Collison-Morley

Far back in the dimly lighted corners loomed the monstrous forms of the Lares and Lemures.

One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other Fantastic Romances |Théophile Gautier

lemures

/ (ˈlɛmjʊˌriːz) /

Roman myth the spirits of the dead

Latin: see lemur