Definition of Lemuroidea. Meaning of Lemuroidea. Synonyms of Lemuroidea

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Definition of Lemuroidea

Lemuroidea
Lemuroidea Lem`u*roi"de*a (l[e^]m`[-u]*roi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See Lemur, and -oid.] (Zo["o]l.) A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye, and allied species. [Written also Lemuroida.]

Meaning of Lemuroidea from wikipedia

- lemures – "ghosts" or "spirits") are wet-nosed primates of the superfamily Lemuroidea (/lɛmjʊˈrɔɪdiə/), divided into 8 families and consisting of 15 genera...
- family Galagidae, the galagos. This superfamily is a sister taxon of Lemuroidea, the lemurs. Within Lorinae, there are ten species (and several more subspecies)...
- tarsier family Tarsiidae. Strepsirrhini is split between two clades: Lemuroidea, divided into the families Cheirogaleidae (dwarf and mouse lemurs), Daubentoniidae...
- This is a list of African primates, containing all recent species of primates found in Africa including Madagascar. According to the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist...
- reduced to families within the infraorder Lemuriformes (or superfamily Lemuroidea). Although the monophyletic relationship between lemurs and lorisoids...
- suborder Lemuroidea contained the families Lemuridae (lemurs, lorises, and galagos), Chiromyidae (aye-aye), and Tarsiidae (tarsiers). Lemuroidea was later...
- This is a list of fossil primates—extinct primates for which a fossil record exists. Primates are generally thought to have evolved from a small, unspecialized...
- Lemuroidea is a superfamily of primates. Members of this superfamily are called lemuroids, or lemurs. Lemuroidea is one of two superfamilies that form...
- Further evidence indicating that the aye-aye belongs in the superfamily Lemuroidea can be inferred from the presence of petrosal bullae encasing the ossicles...
- Lemuroidea ...