indris Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun large short-tailed lemur of Madagascar having thick silky fur in black and white and fawn
Indri brevicaudatus; indri; Indri indri.
WordNet
In"dris, In"dri noun
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Definitions
(Zoöl.) Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris .✍ 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.