LEMUR Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word lemur. (close relations)
lemurine
Best Alternative Words for LEMUR
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ape | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all • someone who copies the words or behavior of another • person who resembles a nonhuman primate verb • imitate uncritically and in every aspect • represent in or produce a caricature of | ||||||||
baboon | nounn | |||||||
noun • large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles | ||||||||
chimp | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | ||||||||
chimpanzee | nounn | |||||||
noun • intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | ||||||||
gorilla | nounn | |||||||
noun • largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa | ||||||||
mammal | nounn | |||||||
noun • any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair; young are born alive except for the small subclass of monotremes and nourished with milk | ||||||||
monkey | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various long-tailed primates (excluding the prosimians) • one who is playfully mischievous verb • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly • do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly | ||||||||
orangutan | nounn | |||||||
noun • large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | ||||||||
primate | nounn | |||||||
noun • a senior clergyman and dignitary • any placental mammal of the order Primates; has good eyesight and flexible hands and feet | ||||||||
prosimian | nounn | |||||||
noun • primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits |