lemon i inæ

[Mod. Lat., .. lemon i ( as ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. -inæ.] Entom.: A sub-family of Erycinide. There are only three branches to the sub-costal nervures; the sub-costal and discoidal nervures are completely distinct. lē-mür ( pl. lē-mürş, lěm-u-rēs), s. [Lat.=a ghost, a specter.] 1. Compar. Religions ( pl.) ( of the form lemures): Specters or spirits of the dead. Some Latin writers used this word as the common term for all the spirits of the dead ( Ovid : Fast . v. 483), and divided the Lemures into two cla es: The good, who became Lares (q. v.), and the wicked, who became Larve. But the commonly received opinion seems to have been that the Lemures and the Larvæ were identical ( August .: De Civ . Dei , ix. 11), and they were said to wander about at night as specters (Hor.: Epist . ii. 2, 209), and to torment and frighten the living ( Pers .: Sat. v. 185). To propitiate them and to purify the house, certain ceremonies were annually performed on the nights of May 9th, 11th, and 13th. (In the example the word is a di yllable.) (Seo Ovid : Fast . v. 419-44.) "The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint." Milton: Ode on the Nativity. 2. Zoology : (1) Sing .: The typical genus of the sub-family Lemurine (q. v.). Habitat, Madagascar and the adjacent islands. It contains many species, the most important of which are described under their popular names. Generic characteristics: Long snout, small flat skull, long body, with narrow flanks. Hind limbs rather longer than the fore, long furry tail, hands and feet short, with a broad great toe; ears tufted or hairy, and moderate in length. In some kinds the head is surrounded by a ruff of fur; the color varies even in individuals of the same species. The true Lemurs are diurnal arboreal animals, principally frugivorous, but feeding occasionally on birds' eggs, and even small birds. (2) Pl . ( of the form lemurs): Loosely employed as the English equivalent of Lemuroidea (q. v.). lē-mür-ā-vi-dæ, s.pl. [Mod. Lat. lemurav ( us ); Lat. fem. pl. adj. suff. - idœ .] Palæont .: A family of fo il mammals, apparently connecting the Lemuroids and the Platy rhines. It was founded by Prof. Marsh on remains in deposits of Eocene age in this country. lē-mür-ā-vŭs, s. [Lat. lemur (q. v.), and avus = a grandfather, an ancestor.] Palæont.: The typical genus of the family Lemuravidæ (q. v.). There were forty-four teeth.