lemures
Pronunciation: [ˈɫɛ.mʊ.reːs]
“lemures” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
According to De Vaan, from a substrate source along with Ancient Greek Λᾰ́μῐᾰ (Lắmĭă), possibly Etruscan or Anatolian. The two words may have existed as a late Proto-Indo-European stem *lem- (“ghost, nocturnal spirit”).
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