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FAMILY LEMURIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Lemuridae mean?
• FAMILY LEMURIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY LEMURIDAE has 1 sense:
1. typical lemurs; of Madagascar
Familiarity information: FAMILY LEMURIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Typical lemurs; of Madagascar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Lemuridae; Lemuridae
Hypernyms ("family Lemuridae" is a kind of...):
mammal family (a family of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "family Lemuridae"):
genus Lemur (type genus of the Lemuridae)
Holonyms ("family Lemuridae" is a member of...):
Lemuroidea; suborder Lemuroidea (Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others considered a subdivision of Prosimii)
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