INDRI

indri, indris, Indri indri, Indri brevicaudatus

(noun) large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

indri (plural indris)

One of the largest living lemurs (Indri indri), native to Madagascar.

Synonyms: babacoote, babakoto

Anagrams

• Nidri

Source: Wiktionary


In"dris, In"dri, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris.

Note: Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (I. diadema), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (I. laniger); and the short-tailed or black indris (I. brevicaudatus), which is black, varied with gray.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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