Cheirogaleus
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
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From Ancient Greek χείρ (kheír)(kheír) "hand" and Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē) (galéē) "weasel".
Proper noun edit
Cheirogaleus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cheirogaleidae – dwarf lemurs.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria - subclass; Eutheria/Placentalia - infraclass; Primates - order; Strepsirrhini - suborder; Lemuriformes - infraorder; Cheirogaleoidea - superfamily; Cheirogaleidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Cheirogaleus major - type species; Cheirogaleus adipicaudatus, Cheirogaleus crossleyi, Cheirogaleus medius, Cheirogaleus minusculus, Cheirogaleus ravus, Cheirogaleus sibreei - other species
References edit
dwarf lemur on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cheirogaleus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cheirogaleus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
