common brown lemur; brown lemur
Refers to the species Eulemur fulvus. Used in zoological contexts.
The common brown lemur inhabits Madagascar.
Standard katakana spelling for this animal name.
Kanji spelling is rare; the word is usually written in katakana.
Compound of 茶色 (brown) + 狐猿 (lemur, literally 'fox monkey'). The katakana spelling reflects the convention for animal names.