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ring-tailed lemur

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lemur of species Lemur catta, from Madagascar, with a long black-and-white ringed tail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

small lemur having its tail barred with black

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Madagascar cat, Lemur catta

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lemur

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: ringstertlemur — Lemur catta
  • Dutch: ringstaartmaki — Lemur catta
  • Finnish: kissamaki — Lemur catta
  • Finnish: rengashäntämaki — Lemur catta
  • French: lémur catta — Lemur catta
  • Hungarian: gyűrűsfarkú maki — Lemur catta
  • Italian: lemure dalla coda ad anelli — Lemur catta
  • Italian: lemure catta — Lemur catta
  • Japanese: ワオキツネザル (wao kitsunezaru) — Lemur catta
  • Malagasy: maky — Lemur catta
  • Russian: кольцехво́стый лему́р (kolʹcexvóstyj lemúr) — Lemur catta
  • Russian: коша́чий лему́р (košáčij lemúr) — Lemur catta
  • Russian: ка́тта (kátta) — Lemur catta
  • Spanish: lémur de cola anillada — Lemur catta
  • Swedish: ringsvanslemur — Lemur catta