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lemur-like

  • a word derived from lemur.
    lemur
    noun
    any of various small, arboreal, chiefly nocturnal mammals of the superfamily Lemuroidea, inhabiting Madagascar and the Comoro Islands, inclusive of nearly 100 species, most of which have large eyes, a foxlike face, and woolly fur: lemurs, which vary significantly in size, include the world’s smallest primates.

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The result is visually striking story from Cameron, where again, visual effects has hidden in plain sight despite 9-foot-tall lemur-like creatures appearing on screen.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 2, 2023

Its plans called for 3,800 species of plants and animals, including hummingbirds and lemur-like primates called bush babies.

From New York Times Mar. 29, 2019

The episode in question, which aired in Japan earlier this year, follows Ash and his friends as they meet a group of lemur-like Pokémon called Passimian that are terrorizing a nearby town.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2018

The decline in the populations of these lemur-like primates has traditionally been related to rampant habitat loss as the jungles are cleared or agriculture such as commercial cashew and palm oil plantations and rice paddies.

From Time Jul. 17, 2014

The lemur-like animals, Nycticebus, Tarsius, and Galeopithecus, are found on all the islands.

From The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 by Alfred Russel Wallace