Hypernyms for "lemur"
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angwantibo
Arctocebus calabarensis
Avahi laniger
aye-aye
bush baby
bushbaby
Daubentonia madagascariensis
galago
golden potto
indri
Indri brevicaudatus
Indri indri
indris
kinkajou
Lemur catta
Loris gracilis
Madagascar cat
Nycticebus pygmaeus
Nycticebus tardigradua
Perodicticus potto
potto
ring-tailed lemur
slender loris
slow loris
woolly indris
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.