cheirogaleus

noun

chei·​ro·​ga·​le·​us

ˌkīrōˈgālēəs

1

capitalized : a genus of small arboreal Malagasy lemurs

2

plural -es : a lemur of the genus Cheirogaleus

3

-es : mouse lemur

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from chir- + Greek galeē, galē weasel

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