ring-tailed lemur

noun

A lemur of species Lemur catta, from Madagascar, with a long black-and-white ringed tail.

Similar
Madagascar catLemur catta

Meanings

nounring-tailed lemur (plural ring-tailed lemurs)

plural ring-tailed lemurs

  1. A lemur of species Lemur catta, from Madagascar, with a long black-and-white ringed tail.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall lemur having its tail barred with black

Similar
Madagascar catLemur catta
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans ringstertlemur
  • ringstertlemurLemur catta
Dutch ringstaartmaki
  • ringstaartmakiLemur catta
Finnish kissamaki, rengashäntämaki
  • kissamakiLemur catta
  • rengashäntämakiLemur catta
French lémur catta
  • lémur cattaLemur catta
Hungarian gyűrűsfarkú maki
  • gyűrűsfarkú makiLemur catta
Italian lemure dalla coda ad anelli, lemure catta
  • lemure dalla coda ad anelliLemur catta
  • lemure cattaLemur catta
Japanese ワオキツネザル
  • ワオキツネザル (wao kitsunezaru)Lemur catta
Russian кольцехво́стый лему́р, коша́чий лему́р
  • кольцехво́стый лему́р (kolʹcexvóstyj lemúr)Lemur catta
  • коша́чий лему́р (košáčij lemúr)Lemur catta
  • ка́тта (kátta)Lemur catta
Spanish lémur de cola anillada
  • lémur de cola anilladaLemur catta
Swedish ringsvanslemur
  • ringsvanslemurLemur catta
Cite this entry
APA

ring-tailed lemur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring-tailed%20lemur

MLA

“ring-tailed lemur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring-tailed%20lemur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ring-tailed lemur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ring-tailed%20lemur.

Source: ring-tailed lemur on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.