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NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Nycticebus pygmaeus mean?
• NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS (noun)
The noun NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS has 1 sense:
1. stocky lemur of southeastern Asia
Familiarity information: NYCTICEBUS PYGMAEUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Stocky lemur of southeastern Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Nycticebus pygmaeus; Nycticebus tardigradua; slow loris
Hypernyms ("Nycticebus pygmaeus" is a kind of...):
lemur (large-eyed arboreal prosimian having foxy faces and long furry tails)
Holonyms ("Nycticebus pygmaeus" is a member of...):
genus Nycticebus; Nycticebus (a genus of Lorisidae)
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