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Lemur vs Box - What's the difference?

lemur | box |


As nouns the difference between lemur and box

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while box is a cuboid space; a container, usually with a hinged lid.

As a verb box is

to place inside a box; to pack in boxes.

Phantom vs Lemur - What's the difference?

phantom | lemur |


As nouns the difference between phantom and lemur

is that phantom is something apparently seen, heard, or sensed, but having no physical reality; a ghost or apparition; something elusive or delusive while lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands.

As an adjective phantom

is illusive.

As a proper noun Phantom

is nickname of the F-4B jet fighter flown by Marines in Vietnam.

Penguin vs Lemur - What's the difference?

penguin | lemur |


As nouns the difference between penguin and lemur

is that penguin is any of several flightless sea birds, of order sphenisciformes , found in the southern hemisphere; marked by their usual upright stance, walking on short legs, and (generally) their stark black and white plumage while lemur is lemur.

Lemur vs Possum - What's the difference?

lemur | possum |


As nouns the difference between lemur and possum

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while possum is an opossum, a marsupial of the family Didelphidae of the Americas.

Lemur vs Sifaka - What's the difference?

lemur | sifaka |


As nouns the difference between lemur and sifaka

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while sifaka is a medium-sized lemur of the genus Propithecus.

Lemur vs Sloth - What's the difference?

lemur | sloth |


As nouns the difference between lemur and sloth

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while sloth is laziness; slowness in the mindset; disinclination to action or labour.

As a verb sloth is

to be idle.

Lemur vs Brain - What's the difference?

lemur | brain |


As nouns the difference between lemur and brain

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while brain is the control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.

As a verb brain is

to dash out the brains of; to kill by smashing the skull.

Lemur vs Chimpanzee - What's the difference?

lemur | chimpanzee |


As nouns the difference between lemur and chimpanzee

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while chimpanzee is a great ape of the genus Pan, native to Africa, and believed by biologists to be the closest extant relative to humans.

Lemur vs Marmoset - What's the difference?

lemur | marmoset |


In obsolete terms the difference between lemur and marmoset

is that lemur is the genus for a loris (species: Lemur tardigradus, now species: Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ while marmoset is a hideous figure; a grotesque.

As nouns the difference between lemur and marmoset

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while marmoset is a small monkey, now specifically a Central and South American monkey of the genera Callithrix, genus: Cebuella, genus: Callibella, or genus: Mico, with claws instead of nails, and a rather primitive layout.

Lemur vs Mouse - What's the difference?

lemur | mouse |


In obsolete terms the difference between lemur and mouse

is that lemur is the genus for a loris (species: Lemur tardigradus, now species: Loris tardigradus), predating the 10th edition of Systema Naturæ while mouse is A familiar term of endearment.

As nouns the difference between lemur and mouse

is that lemur is any strepsirrhine primate of the infraorder Lemuriformes, superfamily Lemuroidea, native only to Madagascar and some surrounding islands while mouse is any small rodent of the genus Mus.

As a verb mouse is

to move cautiously or furtively, in the manner of a mouse (the rodent) (frequently used in the phrasal verb to mouse around).

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