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INDRISES
Noun
indrises
plural of indris
Anagrams
• insiders, sirenids
Source: Wiktionary
INDRIS
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.
INDRI
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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