INDRI


Meaning of INDRI in English

ˈindrē noun

Etymology: French, from Malagasy indry look!; probably from an erroneous belief by the French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat (died 1814), who observed the animal in its native habitat about 1780, that the natives were uttering its name when in fact they were only calling attention to its presence

1. capitalized : a genus of lemurs that is the type of the family Indridae

2. : the largest of the lemurs of Madagascar ( Indri brevicaudatus ) about two feet long with a rudimentary tail and brightly marked in black and white

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