lemur
/ˈliːmə(r)/noun
1- an arboreal primate with a pointed snout and typically a long tail, found only in Madagascar狐猴。比较 FLYING LEMUR.
1.1
- 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。
词源
late 18th cent.: modern Latin， from Latin lemures (plural) 'spirits of the dead' （from its spectre-like face）.