lemurianadj.
/lɪˈmjʊərɪən/ 1. (With capital initial.) Of or pertaining to Lemuria n.
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the world > the earth > land > land mass > continent > [adjective] > specific
lemurian1871
triarctic1883
Euramerican1959
Laurasian1962
1871 Nature 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.
1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 354 The hypothesis of a Lemurian continent was..unnecessary.
2. Of or pertaining to lemurs; characteristic of lemurs.
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the world > animals > mammals > order Primates > [adjective] > relating or belonging to the lemurs
lemuridous1831
prosimious1858
prosimian1861
lemurine1864
lemuroid1873
lemuriform1887
lemurian1891
1891 Ann. 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.
1893 A. Newton et al. Dict. Birds: Pt. II 355 Lemurian remains have been found fossil in France.
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