Definitions for lemuroid

lemuroid lem·u·roid

Spelling: [lem-yuh-roid]
IPA: /ˈlɛm yəˌrɔɪd/

Lemuroid is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 297 anagrams from letters in lemuroid (deilmoru).

Definitions for lemuroid

noun

  1. a lemur.

adjective

  1. lemurlike; of the lemur kind.

Origin of lemuroid

From the New Latin word Lemuroidea, dating back to 1870-75. See lemur, -oid

Examples for lemuroid

Tarsier, tr′si-er, n. a small arboreal East Indian lemuroid, the malmag.

As yet no remains have been found in the Nearctic Region, where lemuroid remains occur so abundantly.

From the lemuroid branch the higher Primates can be derived.

A lemuroid form of mammal, believed to be of the type from which man has descended, has also been found in these beds.

It has been pointed out that the form of the lower jaw "much resembles that of the lemuroid Microrhynchus."

It appears, however, to be a lemuroid, and is of American range.

Word Value for lemuroid
Scrable

11

Words with friends

14

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