What's the difference between lemurid and lemuroid?

Lemurid


Definition:

  • (a. & n.) Same as Lemuroid.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Ruffed lemurs frequently used body positions and locomotor patterns unusual among lemurids, including bipedal hanging and long-descent leaps.

Lemuroid


Definition:

  • (a.) Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the Lemuroidea.
  • (n.) One of the Lemuroidea.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The wrist joint of lemuroid and lorisoid prosimians is examined in relation to variations among higher primates, particularly the specializations characteristic of hominoids.
  • (2) Strepsirrhinism, such as in lemuroid prosimians, is probably just one case of the primitive split-lip condition.

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