Definition of Lemur catta

1. Noun. Small lemur having its tail barred with black.

Exact synonyms: Madagascar Cat, Ring-tailed Lemur
Generic synonyms: Lemur
Group relationships: Genus Lemur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lemur Catta

Lemmon
Lemmus
Lemmus lemmus
Lemmus trimucronatus
Lemna
Lemna minor
Lemna trisulca
Lemnaceae
Lemnian
Lemnians
Lemnos
Lemoine hexagon
Lemoine hexagons
Lemon test
Lemuel
Lemur catta (current term)
Lemuria
Lemurian
Lemurians
Len
Lena
Lena River
Lenape
Lenapes
Lenard
Lendl
Lendrum's phloxine-tartrazine stain
Lenegre's disease
Lenegre's syndrome
Lengilu

Literary usage of Lemur catta

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essays and Observations on Natural History, Anatomy, Physiology, Psychology by John Hunter, Richard Owen (1861)
"4641—4651, preserved in the Hunterian Collection, is of the Lemur catta : the skull, No. 4637, is of the Lemur nigrifrons ; and the skull, No. ..."

2. Madagascar, Mauritius and the Other East-African Islands by Conrad Keller (1901)
"This was brought to Europe in the last century Ring-tailed Lemur (Lemur catta). (1781) by Sonnerat, and his specimen, which is still preserved in the ..."

3. A Geographical History of Mammals by Richard Lydekker (1896)
"RING-TAILED LEMUR (Lemur catta}. walking from covert to covert, they do so in an erect posture, with their hands clasped behind their necks. ..."

4. The Sense of Touch in Mammals and Birds: With Special Reference to the by Walter Aubrey Kidd (1907)
"13) shows arches on the interdigital eminences of the hand, and no whorl. Lemur catta (Fig. 15), arches and five marked whorls on the palm. ..."

5. Catalogue of Monkeys, Lemurs, and Fruit-eating Bats in the Collection of the by John Edward Gray (1870)
"Lemur catta. The Ring-tailed Lemur. BM Ashy; sides of back brownish ; chest and ... Lemur catta, Linn. SN ip 45; Geoff. Ann. du Mus. xix.t. 62 ; Gray ! ..."

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