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Lemur vs. Racoon

Lemur and Racoon Definitions

Lemur

Any of various primates of the infraorder Lemuriformes of Madagascar and adjacent islands, having elongated lower incisors and nails on all digits except the second toe of the hind foot.

Racoon

Variant of raccoon.

Lemur

(colloquial) Any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

Racoon

Alternative spelling of raccoon

Lemur

Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta).

Racoon

An omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America
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Lemur

(obsolete) A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ.

Lemur

One of a family (Lemuridæ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo.

Lemur

Large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails

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