One of a family (
Lemuridæ) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds, insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and the neighboring islands, one genus (
Galago) occurring in Africa. The slow lemur or
kukang of the East Indies is
Nycticebus tardigradus. See
Galago,
Indris, and
Colugo. [
1913 Webster]