Lemur

Etymology
From. The name was originally given to the slender loris (then ) in 1754 by Carl Linnaeus. According to Linnaeus, the name was selected because of the nocturnal activity and slow movements of the slender loris. In 1758, Linnaeus added—among others—the ring-tailed lemur to the genus Lemur. All other species, including the slender loris, were eventually moved to other genera. In time, the word became the colloquial name for all primates endemic to Madagascar.

Hypernyms

 * ; - suborder;  - infraorder;  - superfamily;  - family

Hyponyms

 * - sole extant accepted species

Noun

 * 1) lemur primate native to Madagascar
 * 2)  lemures spirits or ghosts of the dead