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lemuroid

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈliː.mə(ɹ)ˌɔɪd/Sorted deilmoruStarts with LEnds with D0 clues
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  1. Of or relating to the primate superfamily Lemuroidea (lemurs)

Word origin

From lemur + -oid.

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  • A few recent discoveries, however, expand the temporal range of both lemuroid and lorisoid primates back to the early Tertiary.
  • The lemuroid dentition is also closely similar to that of the greater glider in having a greater number of cutting edges on the upper molars compared with the common ringtail.
  • 1. In the Paleocene we find remains of small animals intermediate between the tree-shrews and the lemurs, and at the end of the Paleocene the first true Primates, small lemuroid forms.

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