LEMURES
Etymology
Noun
lemures pl (plural only)
The spirits or ghosts of the dead.
Anagrams
• relumes
Source: Wiktionary
Lem"u*res, n. pl. Etym: [L. See Lemur.]
Definition: Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.
The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint. Milton.
LEMUR
Le"mur, n. Etym: [L., a ghost, specter. So called on account of its
habit of going abroad by night.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: One of a family (Lemuridæ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the
monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle,
and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are
mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus
(Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or kukang of the East
Indies is Nycticebus tardigradus. See Galago, Indris, and Colugo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition