lemuroidea

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lemuroidea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lemuroidea \Lem`u*roi"de*a\ (l[e^]m`[-u]*roi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl.
     [NL. See Lemur, and -oid.] (Zool.)
     A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye,
     and allied species. [Written also Lemuroida.]
     [1913 Webster]

lemuroidea - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Lemuroidea
      n 1: Lemuridae; Lorisidae; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; used in
           some classifications instead of Prosimii; in others
           considered a subdivision of Prosimii [syn: Lemuroidea,
           suborder Lemuroidea]