LEMURS AND FEMURS (AND WHAT MAKES THEM DISTINCT)

‘Lemurs’ rhymes with femurs, which might explain why they seem to have such a ‘thigh’ opinion of themselves.
These cheeky monkeys are very dissimilar to the bone in the upper leg, and most other bones that spring to mind.
Collectively, bones form skeletons inside various bodies including those of lemurs,
Multiples of monkeys tend to form a tribe.
The expression, ‘A barrel full of monkeys,’ would not be as effective with ‘bones’ in the place of ‘monkeys,’
Although ‘biscuit barrels’ seem to be accepted for what they are—containers for storage of carbohydrate snacks, like a jar!
Of course it would be unwise to keep biscuits in a barrel previously used for easily shooting fish—then the biscuits would lose their appeal as a dish.
A dish—on which you could place a biscuit, if you so wish—could be made of bone china, but it would differ from bones as much as femurs from lemurs.
No—bone china is a type of earthenware, that’s all,
Breaking more readily than bones depending on how far they fall!
To not acquaint yourself with the true nature of these very different things is hard to excuse and hard to explain.
Unless, of course, you’re ‘bone’ idle!