Definition
A genus of small nocturnal primates found in Madagascar, commonly called dwarf lemurs, with tiny hand-like paws.
Etymology
From Greek χείρ (cheír) 'hand' and γαλέη (galéē) 'weasel,' combining hand and weasel to describe these small-handed creatures.
Kelly Says
Scientists named these adorable Madagascar lemurs for their proportionally tiny hands—even though they're primates like us, their hands are comically small compared to their body size.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
切依朗加雷
che-ye-lang-ga-re
ARالعربية
شايروغاليوس
shay-ro-ga-lee-us
BNবাংলা
চেয়ারোগালিয়াস
chey-ra-go-li-yas
CACatalà
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
CSČeština
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
DADansk
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
DEDeutsch
Cheirogaleus
kay-ro-ga-lay-us
ELΕλληνικά
Χειρογαλέος
hee-ro-ga-le-os
ESEspañol
cheirogaleo
chey-ro-ga-leo
FAفارسی
شیرانگلوس
shey-ran-ga-lus
FISuomi
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
FRFrançais
cheirogaleus
shey-ro-ga-lay
GUGU
ચેયરોગેલિયસ
chey-ro-ga-li-yas
HAHA
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
HEעברית
כירוגלס
khi-ro-gales
HIहिन्दी
चेयरोगेलियस
chey-ro-ga-le-yas
HUMagyar
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
IDBahasa Indonesia
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
IGIG
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
ITItaliano
cheirogaleo
chey-ro-ga-leo
JA日本語
チェイロガレイ
chey-ro-ga-rei
KKKK
шеірогалеус
shey-ro-ga-le-us
KMKM
ឈីរ៉ានថុស
chey-ran-thus
KO한국어
체이로갈리우스
chei-ro-ga-ri-u-seu
MRMR
चेयरोगेलियस
chey-ro-ga-le-yas
MSBahasa Melayu
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
MYမြန်မာ
ချိုးရန်သူ
choe-yan-thu
NLNederlands
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
NONorsk
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
PAPA
ਚੇਇਰੋਗੇਲિયਸ
chey-ro-ga-li-yas
PLPolski
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
PTPortuguês
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
RORomână
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
RUРусский
Чеирогалеус
chey-ro-ga-le-us
SVSvenska
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
SWKiswahili
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
TAதமிழ்
சேயிராகலியஸ்
say-ira-ga-li-yas
TEతెలుగు
చెయిరోగలీయస్
chey-ro-ga-li-yas
THไทย
เชอโรเกเลอ
che-ro-ga-leo
TLTL
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
TRTürkçe
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
UKУкраїнська
Чеірогалеус
chey-ro-ga-le-us
URاردو
چیرنگالیس
che-ran-ga-lis
VITiếng Việt
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
YOYO
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us
ZH中文
长尾恒河猴
cháng wěi héng hé hóu
ZUZU
cheirogaleus
chey-ro-ga-lay-us