释义 |
lemurian, a.|lɪˈmjʊərɪən| [f. lemur + -ian; but sense 1 is derived from Lemuria.] 1. (With capital initial.) Of or pertaining to Lemuria.
1871Nature 30 Mar. 429/1 The Máldive and the Láccadive coral-islands belong strictly to the Lemurian region..and I am not sure that the latter does not reach the main⁓land of India. 1893A. Newton Dict. Birds 354 The hypothesis of a Lemurian continent was..unnecessary. 2. Of or pertaining to lemurs; characteristic of lemurs.
1891Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1889–90 621 An unsymmetrical face, the nasal overture of a pheleiform type, and lemurian attachment of the under jaw. 1893A. Newton Dict. Birds 355 Lemurian remains have been found fossil in France. |