Slow lemur

(Zool.)an East Indian nocturnal lemurine animal (Nycticebus tardigradus) about the size of a small cat; - so called from its slow and deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is without a tail. Called alsobashful Billy.

See also:Slow

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.


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