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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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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