GENUS LEMUR

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Meaning:

Type genus of the Lemuridae

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Lemur" is a kind of...):

mammal genus (a genus of mammals)

Meronyms (members of "genus Lemur"):

Lemur catta; Madagascar cat; ring-tailed lemur (small lemur having its tail barred with black)

Holonyms ("genus Lemur" is a member of...):

family Lemuridae; Lemuridae (typical lemurs; of Madagascar)

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