lemur /ˈliːmə(ɹ)/ noun3 •Any strepsirrhine primate of the superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands. •(old-fashioned) Any of the genus Lemur, represented by the ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta). •(no longer used) A loris (Lemur tardigradus, now Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturae. formslemurs