Lemures

//ˈlɛmjəriːz// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The spirits or ghosts of the dead, considered as malignant. Roman, plural, plural-only

    "The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint."

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apparitionappearanceastralbansheecontroldeparted spirit

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"The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint."

Etymology

From Latin lemurēs. See lemur.

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