Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruffed lemur

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: ruffed le-mur
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several nocturnal lemurs of the genus Varecia, from Madagascar that have white ruffs around the face.

Example Sentences

"Ruffed lemurs inhabit the eastern rain forest from the Masoala Peninsula to just south of Ranomafana (see Figure 2)."
"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."
"Ruffed lemurs (genus Varecia) are the largest and arguably most impressive members of the Lemuridae family."

Inflected Forms

ruffed lemurs (plural)

Phrases

black-and-white ruffed lemur red ruffed lemur

Questions

What does ruffed lemur mean?: Any of several nocturnal lemurs of the genus Varecia, from Madagascar that have white ruffs around the face.

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