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lemur

le.mur \'le--m*r\ n [L lemures, pl., ghosts; akin to Gk lamia devouring 
   monster] : any of numerous arboreal chiefly nocturnal mammals formerly 
   widespread b ut now largely confined to Madagascar that are related to the 
   monkeys but usu. regarded as constituting a distinct superfamily 
   (Lemuroidea) and usu. have a muzzle like a fox, large eyes, very soft 
   woolly fur, and a long furry tail