koala lemur

名詞

Any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae, which were endemic to Madagascar until circa 1280–1420 CE.

日本語の意味

マダガスカルに固有で、概ね1280年～1420年ごろまで生息していた絶滅した3種の、唯一の属（†Megaladapis属）に分類されるレムール（霊長類）のいずれかを指す。

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A paleontologist displayed a fossilized skull of a koala lemur in the museum's Madagascar exhibit.

古生物学者は、博物館のマダガスカル展示で、約1280〜1420年ごろまでマダガスカルに固有だった絶滅したメガラダピス（コアラのようなキツネザル）の化石化した頭蓋骨を展示した。

詳細

意味（1）

Any of three extinct species of lemur of †Megaladapis, the sole genus of the family †Megaladapidae, which were endemic to Madagascar until circa 1280–1420 CE.

The extinct koala lemurs (Megaladapis) were much larger than their extant relatives, the nocturnal sportive lemurs (Lepilemur), but they resembled the latter in diet (leaves) and commitment to life in the trees.

詳細

koala lemurs （ plural ）