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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of lemuroid animals of Madagascar, of the family Lemuridæ and subfamily Indrisinæ, established upon the Propithecus diadema, the diadem-lemur.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See
indris .
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The same may be said of one of the lemurs, the propithecus, the only member of its tribe that attempts to move in the erect attitude.
Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution Charles Morris 1877
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