English Dictionary:
- One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to
the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle,
and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are
mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus
(Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East
Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo.
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