lemuroid

[ lem-yuh-roid ]

/ ˈlɛm yəˌrɔɪd /

lemurlike; of the lemur kind.

a lemur.

Origin of lemuroid

From the New Latin word Lemuroidea, dating back to 1870–75. See lemur, -oid

lempira, lemuel, lemur, lemuralia, lemures, lemuroid, len, lena, lenaea, lenape, lenard

A lemuroid form of mammal, believed to be of the type from which man has descended, has also been found in these beds.

A History of Science, Volume 3(of 5) |Henry Smith Williams
From the Lemuroid branch the higher Primates can be derived.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
As yet no remains have been found in the Nearctic Region, where Lemuroid remains occur so abundantly.

A Hand-book to the Primates, Volume 2 (of 2) |Henry O. Forbes
It appears, however, to be a Lemuroid, and is of American range.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard

Tarsier, tr′si-er, n. a small arboreal East Indian lemuroid, the malmag.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) |Various

lemuroid

/ (ˈlɛmjʊˌrɔɪd) /

of, relating to, or belonging to the superfamily Lemuroidea, which includes the lemurs and indrises

resembling or closely related to a lemur

an animal that resembles or is closely related to a lemur