ruffed lemurとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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ruffed lemur (plural ruffed lemurs)

1. Any of several nocturnal lemurs of the genus Varecia, from Madagascar that have white ruffs around the face.
   • 1999, Phyllis Dolhinow, Agustín Fuentes, The Nonhuman Primates, page 128:

     Ruffed lemurs inhabit the eastern rain forest from the Masoala Peninsula to just south of Ranomafana (see Figure 2).

   • 2007, Friderun Ankel-Simons, Primate Anatomy: An Introduction, page 63:

     These ruffed lemur groups engage in loud, barking chorus vocalizations that are regarded as alarm calls, as well as catlike, long, wailing howls that are presumably territorial in nature.

   • 2014, Daniel Austin, Madagascar Wildlife, page 71:

     Ruffed lemurs (genus Varecia) are the largest and arguably most impressive members of the Lemuridae family.