LEMUR CATTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Lemur catta mean? 

• LEMUR CATTA (noun)
  The noun LEMUR CATTA has 1 sense:

1. small lemur having its tail barred with black

  Familiarity information: LEMUR CATTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LEMUR CATTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Small lemur having its tail barred with black

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Lemur catta; Madagascar cat; ring-tailed lemur

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

lemur (large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails)

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

genus Lemur (type genus of the Lemuridae)