lemur

lemur — noun

1. A lemur is a primate with soft fur, a long tail, and very large eyes. It comes o

1.名詞B1
釋義

A lemur is a primate with soft fur, a long tail, and very large eyes. It comes out after dark to find food. Lemurs live only in Madagascar's forests and on the nearby Comoros Islands.

例句

Priya and Ravi saw a big-eyed ring-tailed lemur leap between branches in Madagascar.

collocation: ring-tailed lemur

Dimitri watched the zoo's ring-tailed lemur use its big eyes to hunt at night.

describes physical features for nocturnal life

同義詞
  • prosimian

    a broader scientific term that includes lemurs, lorises, and tarsiers; less specific than 'lemur'

用法筆記

Lemurs are native only to Madagascar and the Comoros Islands. They are prosimians, an older group of primates that evolved before monkeys and apes. Many lemur species are endangered due to forest loss.

常見錯誤

❌I saw a lemur at the zoo — it is a type of monkey.
✅I saw a lemur at the zoo
💡it belongs to the prosimian group, which is different from monkeys.' — Lemurs and monkeys are both primates, but lemurs evolved earlier and have distinct facial features and a stronger sense of smell.