indris

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɪndrɪs/


Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
indris / ˈɪndrɪs/, indri / ˈɪndrɪ/ ( -dris)
  1. a large Madagascan arboreal lemuroid primate, Indri indri, with thick silky fur patterned in black, white, and fawn: family Indriidae
  2. woolly indris ⇒ a related nocturnal Madagascan animal, Avahi laniger, with thick grey-brown fur and a long tail
Etymology: 19th Century: from French: lemur, from Malagasy indry! look! mistaken for the animal's name
'indris' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lemur

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